English

electrotransfer

From electro- + transfer.

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον ‘amber’

French electrum

French électro-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear’

Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti ‘to be carrying’

Proto-Italic *ferō ‘to carry’

Latin ferō ‘to bear’

Latin trānsferō ‘to bear across’

Today it means

noun the use of electroporation to transfer genetic material into cells

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

Etymograph / electrotransfer