myEtymology.com: English etymology of electrophoresis

Etymology of the English word electrophoresis

the English word electrophoresis

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)

derived from the Greek word phoresis, ϕόρησις

derived from the Greek word phoreo, φορέω (to have a burden; (by analogy) to wear as clothing or a constant accompaniment)

Word found in Modern English