Etymology of the English word dielectric
the English word
dielectricusing the English prefix
dia-derived from the Greek word
dia, διά (through, between)
derived from the English word
electricderived from the Latin word
electricus (electric)
derived from the Latin word
electrum (electrum; amber; electron)
derived from the Greek word
elektron, ἤλεκτρον (amber)
derived from the English word
di-Usage
Word found in Modern English
