English

electropollution

From electro- + pollution.

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον ‘amber’

French electrum

French électro-

Proto-Indo-European *lew- ‘dirt, mud’

Latin polluō ‘to soil, defile, pollute, stain, foul’

Latin pollūtiō ‘defilement, desecration’

Anglo-Norman pollutiun

Middle English pollucioun ‘desecration, impurity’

Today it means

noun electromagnetic pollution

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

Etymograph / electropollution