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English

electro-lethaler

electro- + lethal + -er

Formed from electro- + lethal + -er

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον ‘amber’

French electrum

French électro-

English electro-

Latin lētum ‘death’

Latin lētālis ‘deadly, mortal, fatal’

English lethal

Today it means

noun A device for stunning an animal with electricity before it is slaughtered.

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