The story
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
- Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
- Englishpoly-
- Frenchélectro-
- Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
- Latinēlectrum
- Latinelectro-
- Englishelectro-
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
- Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
- Ancient Greekἵστημι (hístēmi)
- Ancient Greekστᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
- Latinstaticus
- Englishstatic
- Englishelectrostatic
- English todaypolyelectrostatic
From poly- + electrostatic.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.