Etymology of the French word électron
the French word
électronderived from the English word
electronderived from the English word
electricderived from the Latin word
electricus (electric)
derived from the Latin word
electrum (electrum; amber; electron)
derived from the Greek word
elektron, ἤλεκτρον (amber)
using the English suffix
-onderived from the Greek word
elektron, ἤλεκτρον (amber)
Date
The earliest known usage of électron in French dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in French
électron-volt,
photoélectron,
électrophile,
électron-gramme,
-onDerivations in other languages
Romanian
electronCognates
Dutch
elektrode, Dutch
elektron, English
electron, English
electrode, French
électrum, French
électrode, German
Elektrode, Icelandic
elktróda, Norwegian
elektron, Swedish
elektrod, Swedish
elektron