Etymology

electroproduction

Today it means: the production of a molecular species (e.g. a radical or ion) by means of electricity (or electrons) Full definition →

English production ← Middle English produccioun ← Old French production
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  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  10. Proto-Italic*pro-
  11. Latinprō-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  14. Proto-Italic*doukō
  15. Latindūcō
  16. Latinprōdūcō
  17. Latinprōductiō
  18. Old Frenchproduction
  19. Middle Englishproduccioun
  20. Englishproduction
  21. English todayelectroproduction

From electro- + production.

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