'adductor' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'adductus,' where 'ad-' meant 'toward' and 'ducere' meant 'to lead.'

'adductus' transformed into the Medieval Latin word 'adductor,' and eventually became the modern English word 'adductor.'

Initially, it meant 'to lead toward,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a muscle that draws a part of the body toward its median line.'