'miscarriage-inducing' originates from the combination of 'miscarriage' and 'inducing', where 'miscarriage' refers to the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy and 'inducing' means causing or bringing about.

'miscarriage' comes from Middle English 'miscarien', meaning to fail to carry, and 'inducing' from Latin 'inducere', meaning to lead in or bring about.

Initially, 'miscarriage' referred to any failure to carry out a task, but over time it evolved to specifically mean the loss of a pregnancy.