English
electrize
Electrize comes from French électriser ‘to electrify’, from Latin ēlectrum ‘amber’, and ultimately from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἤλεκτρον‘amber’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEēlectrum‘amber’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēlectricus‘electric’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentélectrique‘electric, electrical’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentélectriser‘to electrify’
- Englishtodayelectrize
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἤλεκτρον‘amber’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEēlectrum‘amber’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēlectricus‘electric’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentélectrique‘electric, electrical’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentélectriser‘to electrify’
- Englishtodayelectrize
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον
Today it means
verb Synonym of electrify
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον / electrize