English

electrosilver

From electro- + silver.

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον ‘amber’

French electrum

French électro-

Proto-Germanic *silubrą ‘silver’

Proto-West Germanic *silubr ‘silver’

Old English seolfor ‘silver’

Middle English silver ‘silver’

Today it means

verb To electroplate with silver.

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

Etymograph / electrosilver