Etymograph

English

electroreception

From electro- + reception.

Formed from electro- + reception

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον ‘amber’

French electrum

French électro-

English electro-

Proto-Indo-European *kap-

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Latin recipiō ‘receive’

Latin receptiō ‘the act of receiving’

Middle French reception

Middle English recepcion

English reception

Today it means

noun The biological ability to perceive electrical impulses, used for electrolocation and electrocommunication and particularly common among aquatic creatures (since salt water is a more efficient conductor than air).

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