Where does “electrocution” come from?

Electrocution comes from English electrocute plus the Latin suffix -io, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -yéti.

electrocution (English): The accidental death or suicide by electric...

Definitions

  1. The accidental death or suicide by electric...

Ancestry of “electrocution”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishelectro-electricity or electrical; electronic and/or...
2Latinēlectrumamber
3Ancient Greekἤλεκτρονamber; alloy of gold and silver, electrum

Words derived from “electrocution”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον →Every word from Latin ēlectrum →Every word from English electro- →