English

electrogradient

From electro- + gradient.

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον ‘amber’

French electrum

French électro-

Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ- ‘to walk, go’

Latin gradior ‘to step, to walk’

Latin gradiēns ‘stepping, walking’

Today it means

noun Synonym of electrochemical gradient.

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

Etymograph / electrogradient