The story
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁mos
- Proto-Italic*anamos
- Latinanimus
- Latinanima
- Latinanimō
- Latinanimātus
- Middle Englishanimat(e)
- Englishanimate
- Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
- Latinēlectrum
- New Latinēlectricus
- Englishelectric
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
- Proto-Hellenic*éimi
- Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
- Englishion
- Englishelectron
- Englishelectronic
- English todayanimatronic
Blend of animate + electronic.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.