'debt-inducing' originates from the combination of 'debt' and 'induce', where 'debt' comes from Latin 'debitum' meaning 'something owed', and 'induce' from Latin 'inducere' meaning 'to lead into'.

'debitum' transformed into the Old French word 'dette', and eventually became the modern English word 'debt'. 'Inducere' transformed into the Old French word 'enducir', and eventually became the modern English word 'induce'.

Initially, 'debt' meant 'something owed', and 'induce' meant 'to lead into', which combined to form the modern meaning of 'causing debt'.