Where does “Electra” come from?

Electra is an English proper name derived from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον, originally denoting amber.

Electra (English): Any of several mythical women, including a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, one of the Pleiades, and one of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys

Definitions

  1. Any of several mythical women, including a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, one of the Pleiades, and one of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys

Ancestry of “Electra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἨλέκτρα—
2Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “Electra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἠλέκτρα →