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Etymology of the English prefix electro-

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)

Derivations in English

electrocute, electrofluor, electrolysis, electromerism, electrophorus, electroacoustic, electroacoustics, electroanalysis, electrobiology, electrocardiograph, electrocautery, electrochemistry, electrocoagulation, electroconductive, electrodeposit, electrodermal, electrodiagnosis, electrodialysis, electrodissolution, electrodynamic, electrodynamics, electrodynamometer, electroencephalogram, electroendosmosis, electroextraction, electroform, electroforming, electrogenesis, electrograph, electrohemostasis, electrohydraulic, electrojet, electrokinetics, electroluminescence, electrolyte, electrolytic, electrolyze, electromagnet, electromagnetic, electromagnetism, electromechanical, electrometallurgy, electrometeor, electromotive, electromyogram, electromyograph, electroneutral, electrophotography, electrophysiology, electroplaque, electroplate, electropolish, electropositive, electroreceptor, electroreduction, electrorefining, electroscope, electrosensitive, electroshock, electrostatic, electrostatics, electrostriction, electrosurgery, electrosynthesis, electrotaxis, electrotechnics, electrotherapeutics, electrotherapy, electrothermal, electrotin, electrotype, electrowinning, bioelectrogenesis, electrocorticogram, electrocorticography, electrocratic, electrooculogram, electroretinogram, electroretinograph, electrochromic, electrode, electret, electrophoresis


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