Etymology

electronica

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Today it means: Any of a wide range of electronic music genres. Full definition →

English electronic ← Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión) ← Proto-Hellenic *éimi
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  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. English todayelectronica

From electronic + -a (“Latin singular suffix”).

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