Etymograph

English

electroproduction

From electro- + production.

A compound of electro- + production

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον ‘amber’

Latin ēlectrum ‘amber’

Latin electro-

English electro-

Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull, to draw’

Proto-Indo-European *déwkti ‘to pull, to draw’

Proto-Italic *doukō ‘to lead’

Latin dūcō ‘to lead, guide, conduct, lead away’

Latin prōdūcō ‘to lead or bring forth, forward or out’

Latin prōductiō ‘prolonging, lengthening, extension’

Old French production

Middle English produccioun

English production

Today it means

noun the production of a molecular species (e.g. a radical or ion) by means of electricity (or electrons)

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

Etymograph / electroproduction