English

electrospinner

From electro- + spinner.

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον ‘amber’

French electrum

French électro-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)pénh₁-ne-

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Proto-West Germanic *spinnan ‘to spin’

Old English spinnan ‘to spin’

Middle English spinnen ‘to spin or convert fibre into yarn’

Middle English spynnere ‘a spinner’

Today it means

noun A device used in electrospinning

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

Etymograph / electrospinner