English
electrostatic force
From electrostatic + force.
A compound of electrostatic + force
Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- ‘to rise, high’
Latin fortis ‘strong’
Late Latin fortia
Old French force ‘strength’
Middle English force
English force
Today it means
noun Coulomb force, the attraction or repulsion between particles based on their electric charge.
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Etymograph / electrostatic force