Etymology

electrojet

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Today it means: An electric current that travels around the E region of the Earth's ionosphere. Full definition →

English jet ← French jet ← Old French get
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The story

  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)yeh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁ként
  8. Latiniaciō
  9. Latiniactus
  10. Vulgar Latin*iectus
  11. Old Frenchget
  12. Frenchjet
  13. Englishjet
  14. English todayelectrojet

From electro- + jet.

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