English

electrocoat

From electro- + coat.

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον ‘amber’

French electrum

French électro-

Proto-Germanic *kuttô ‘cowl, woolen cloth, coat’

Latin cotta ‘undercoat, tunic’

Old French cote ‘outer garment with sleeves’

Middle English cote ‘coat’

English coat

Today it means

verb To coat with a substance by means of electrolysis.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / electrocoat