e-ink

The story

1. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
2. Latinēlectrum
3. New Latinēlectricus
4. Englishelectric
5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
7. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
8. Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
9. Englishion
10. Englishelectron
11. Englishelectronic
12. Englishe-
13. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
14. Ancient Greekἐν (en)
15. Ancient Greekἐν- (en-)
16. Proto-Indo-European*keh₂w-
17. Proto-Hellenic*káwyō
18. Ancient Greekκαίω (kaíō)
19. Ancient Greekκαυστός (kaustós)
20. Ancient Greekἔγκαυστον (énkauston)
21. Late Latinencaustum
22. Old Frenchenque
23. Middle Englishynke
24. Englishink
25. English todaye-ink

From e- + ink. Genericized trademark from E Ink, a brand of eletronic display technology, founded in 1997.

First known use, by meaning

• from 1997 A type of electronic display technology used in e-readers to imitate printed ink.