Etymology

electrical

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English electric ← New Latin ēlectricus
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  1. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  2. Latinēlectrum
  3. New Latinēlectricus
  4. Englishelectric
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. English todayelectrical

From electric + -al.

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