myEtymology.com: English etymology of ampholyte

Etymology of the English word ampholyte

the English word ampholyte

derived from the English word amphoteric

derived from the Greek word amphoteros, ἀμφότερος ((in plural) both)

derived from the Greek word ampho, ἄμϕω

using the Greek suffix -ic

derived from the English word electrolyte

using the English prefix electro-

derived from the New Latin prefix electro-

derived from the Latin word electrum (electrum; amber; electron)

derived from the Greek word elektron, ἤλεκτρον (amber)

using the English suffix -lyte

Word found in Modern English