English
electricity
From electric + -ity.
A compound of electric + -ity
Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον ‘amber’
Latin ēlectrum ‘amber’
New Latin ēlectricus ‘electrical’
English electric
Today it means
noun Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now understood to be a phenomenon caused by the distribution and movement of charged subatomic particles and their interaction with the electromagnetic field.
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Etymograph / electricity