'hypoxia-induced' originates from Modern formation combining the noun 'hypoxia' and the past-participle adjective 'induced'. 'Hypoxia' comes from Greek components 'hypo-' (Greek) meaning 'under' and 'oxys' (Greek) related to 'oxygen', while 'induced' comes from Latin 'inducere' (from 'in-' + 'ducere').

'hypoxia' was formed in medical/Scientific English (Modern Latin/Neo-Latin formation) to mean oxygen deficiency; 'induce' came into English from Latin 'inducere' via Old French 'indiuire' and Middle English, and the past participle 'induced' is used adjectivally in compounds like 'hypoxia-induced'.

Initially, components meant 'under' + (root related to) 'oxygen' and 'to lead in' ('inducere'); over time, the compounded expression evolved to mean 'caused by low oxygen' specifically in medical and biological contexts.