'anoxia-induced' is a modern English compound formed from 'anoxia' + 'induced'. 'anoxia' originates from New Latin 'anoxia', derived from Greek 'an-' meaning 'without' and a root related to 'oxygen'; 'induced' is the past participle of 'induce', from Latin 'inducere' meaning 'to lead into'.

'anoxia' entered scientific English in the 19th century from New Latin 'anoxia' (Greek elements), while 'induce' comes from Latin 'inducere' → Old French 'induire' → Middle English forms and finally modern English 'induce' with past participle 'induced'. The compound formation is a recent (modern English) combination used in scientific contexts.

Originally, Latin 'inducere' meant 'to lead into'; in modern English 'induce' has come to mean 'to cause' or 'bring about'. 'Anoxia' originally denoted the absence of oxygen and has retained that core meaning; the compound 'anoxia-induced' therefore means 'caused by the absence of oxygen'.