English

floatovoltaics

Blend of float + photovoltaics.

Proto-Indo-European *plewd- ‘to float, swim, fly’

Proto-Germanic *flutōną ‘to float’

Proto-West Germanic *flotōn ‘to float’

Old English flotian ‘to float’

Middle English floten ‘to float’

English float

Today it means

noun The technology of photovoltaic cells that float in a water environment.

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Etymograph / floatovoltaics