English

idioelectric

From idio- + electric: compare French idioélectrique.

Proto-Indo-European *swé ‘self’

Proto-Indo-European *swéd-yo-s

Proto-Hellenic *hwédios

Ancient Greek ἴδιος ‘own, personal, distinct’

English idio-

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον ‘amber’

Latin ēlectrum ‘amber’

New Latin ēlectricus ‘electrical’

Today it means

adj electric by virtue of its own peculiar properties; capable of becoming electrified by friction

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

Etymograph / idioelectric