Etymograph

English

electrowin

From electro- + win.

Formed from electro- + win

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον ‘amber’

French electrum

French électro-

English electro-

Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- ‘to strive, wish, desire, love’

Proto-Germanic *winnaną ‘to labour, win, gain, fight’

Proto-West Germanic *winnan ‘to strive’

Old English winnan ‘to labour, toil’

Middle English winnen ‘to exert effort’

English win

Today it means

verb To win (extract) electrically.

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

Etymograph / electrowin