'biologically-induced' originates from Modern English, formed by combining 'biologically' + 'induced'. 'Biologically' is built from the prefix 'bio-' (from Greek 'bios', meaning 'life') and the suffix '-logy'/'-logical' (from Greek 'logos', meaning 'study' or 'word', later forming adjectives meaning 'related to study/meaning'), while 'induced' comes from Latin 'inducere' where 'in-' meant 'into' and 'ducere' meant 'to lead.'

'inducere' (Latin) gave rise to Old French forms such as 'induire' and later entered Middle English as 'induce' before developing the past participle form 'induced' in Modern English; 'biologically' developed in Modern English from Greek-derived combining forms ('bio-' + '-logical' + '-ly'). The compound adjective 'biologically-induced' is a modern English formation combining an adverbial modifier with a past-participial adjective.

Initially, the root 'inducere' meant 'to lead into' or 'to bring on'; over time its descendant 'induce' kept the sense of causing or bringing about, and in the compound 'biologically-induced' the meaning has narrowed to 'caused specifically by biological/living processes.'