Initially fromFrenchélectro- andLatinelectro-, ultimately fromelectrum, fromAncient Greekἤλεκτρον(ḗlektron,“amber”). Equivalent to and later based uponelectric,electricity, &c. +-o-.
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Borrowed fromLatinelectrum, fromAncient Greekἤλεκτρον(ḗlektron,“amber”) (a natural resin, which — when rubbed — produces static electricity).
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