Etymograph

English

electrofulguration

From electro- + fulguration.

Formed from electro- + fulguration

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον ‘amber’

French electrum

French électro-

English electro-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘shiny’

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Proto-Italic *folgos ‘brightness’

Latin fulgur ‘lightning’

Latin fulgurō ‘to glitter, flash, shine brightly’

Latin fulguratio ‘sheet lightning’

English fulguration

Today it means

noun cauterization with electricity; fulguration

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

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