myEtymology.com: English etymology of electrocute

Etymology of the English word electrocute

the English word electrocute

derived from the English word execute

derived from the Latin word exsecutus

derived from the Latin word exsequi (follow, go along, on with; persist in; execute, carry out)

using the Latin prefix ex-

derived from the Late Latin word ex (out)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *eghs

derived from the Late Latin word sequi (to follow; follow; escort, attend; support, back, side with)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sekʷ-

derived from the Old French word executer

derived from the Latin word executus

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 electrocute in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English