Etymology

triboelectric

tri·bo·elec·tric
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Today it means: Pertaining to triboelectricity. Full definition →

English electric ← New Latin ēlectricus ← Latin ēlectrum
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτρῑ́βω (trī́bō)
  3. Englishtribo-
  4. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  5. Latinēlectrum
  6. New Latinēlectricus
  7. Englishelectric
  8. English todaytriboelectric

From tribo- + electric.

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