Etymology

electrotonic

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Today it means: Of, or pertaining to, or caused by electrotonus Full definition →

English electrotonus ← Latin electro- ← Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
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  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Englishtonus
  7. Englishelectrotonus
  8. English todayelectrotonic

From electrotonus + -ic.

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