English

electroelute

From electro- + elute.

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον ‘amber’

French electrum

French électro-

Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- ‘to wash’

Proto-Italic *lowō ‘to wash’

Latin lavō ‘wash’

Latin ēluō ‘to wash away’

Latin ēlūtus ‘having been washed away, rinsed’

English elute

Today it means

verb To elute electrically.

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

Etymograph / electroelute