Etymology

galvanize

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Today it means: To coat with a layer of metal by electrochemical means. Full definition →

French galvaniser
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  1. French · learned borrowing fromgalvaniser
  2. French · learned borrowing fromgalvaniser
  3. English todaygalvanize

Learned borrowing from French galvaniser. By surface analysis, galvano- + -ize. Named after Italian physiologist Luigi Aloisio Galvani (1737–1798).

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