'opioid-induced' is a compound formed from 'opioid' and 'induced'. 'Opioid' originates from Modern English coinage based on 'opium' (from Latin 'opium', ultimately from Greek 'opion' meaning 'poppy juice') combined with the suffix '-oid' (from Greek '-oeidēs' meaning 'resembling'). 'Induced' originates from Latin 'inducere', where 'in-' meant 'into' and 'ducere' meant 'to lead'.

'opioid' was coined in the 20th century from 'opium' + '-oid' to denote substances resembling or related to opiates; 'induced' developed from Latin 'inducere' → Old French 'induire' → Middle English 'indu(c)e', yielding modern English 'induce/induced'. The compound 'opioid-induced' arose in modern medical usage to describe conditions caused by opioid exposure.

The components originally referred to 'substances like opium' and 'to lead into or cause'; combined, the modern compound specifically means 'caused by opioids' (a medical/clinical causation).