myEtymology.com: English etymology of electret

Etymology of the English word electret

the English word electret

derived from the English word electricity

derived from the English word electric

derived from the Latin word electricus (electric)

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

derived from the Greek word elektron, ἤλεκτρον (amber)

using the English suffix -ity

derived from the English word magnet

derived from the Latin word magnet

derived from the Greek word magnes

derived from the Old French word magnete

derived from the Latin word magnes (magnet, lodestone; inhabitants of Magnesia; magnetic; of a magnet, lodestone)

derived from the Greek word Magnes lithos

derived from the Greek word Magnesia

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)

The earliest known usage of electret in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English