Etymograph

English

galvanise

Galvanise comes from French galvaniser ‘to galvanize’, and goes back to Galvani.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentGalvani
  2. French, derivedc. 1600–presentgalvanisme‘galvanism’
  3. French, derivedc. 1600–presentgalvaniser‘to galvanize’
  4. Englishearliest quotation 2020galvanise

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentGalvani
  2. French, derivedc. 1600–presentgalvanisme‘galvanism’
  3. French, derivedc. 1600–presentgalvaniser‘to galvanize’
  4. Englishearliest quotation 2020galvanise

Earliest quotation: 2020, Andy Byford talks to Paul Clifton, I enjoy really big challenges...: “We have completely rejuvenated the project. Everyone is galvanised.…”

Equivalent to galvano- + -ise

Italian Galvano

Italian Galvani

English galvano-

The story

From French galvaniser, from galvanisme, named after Italian physiologist Luigi Aloisio Galvani (1737–1798).

Every English word from French Galvani

Today it means

verb —

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Etymograph / French Galvani / galvanise

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