Etymology of the English word electric
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)
Date
The earliest known usage of electric in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
dielectric,
anelectric,
bioelectric,
dynamoelectric,
electrical,
electricity,
isoelectric,
magnetoelectric,
myoelectric,
photoelectric,
thermel,
thermoelectric,
electrician,
acoustoelectric,
electrify,
electronCognates
Dutch
elektrisch, French
électrique, German
elektrisch, Lithuanian
elektrinis, Norwegian
elektrisk, Polish
elektryczny, Russian
электpический, Spanish
eléctrico, Swedish
elektrisk, Yiddish
elektrishUsage
Word found in Modern English
