Etymology of the English word electroshock
the English word
electroshockusing 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 English word
shockderived from the Old French word
chocderived from the French word
choquerderived from the Old French word
chuquierderived from the Old French word
choquierderived from the Proto-Germanic root
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Word found in Modern English