Etymology of the English word electroscope
the English word
electroscopeusing the English suffix
-scopederived from the Latin suffix
-scopusderived from the Greek suffix
-skopos, -σκοπος, -σκόπος
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)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
