Etymology

selectron

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Today it means: A slepton which is the hypothetical supersymmetric partner of an electron. Full definition →

English electron ← Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión) ← Proto-Hellenic *éimi
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The story

  1. Englishs-
  2. New Latinēlectricus
  3. Englishelectric
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  6. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  7. Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
  8. Englishion
  9. Englishelectron
  10. English todayselectron

From s- + electron.

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