Where does “diélectrique” come from?

diélectrique (French) comes from French électrique, from Latin ēlectricus, from Norwegian Bokmål elektrifisere, from Latin electricus, from Latin electrum, from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον — amber; alloy of gold and silver, electrum.

diélectrique (French): dielectric

Definitions

  1. dielectric

Ancestry of “diélectrique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchélectriqueelectric, electrical
2Latinēlectricuselectric
3Norwegian Bokmålelektrifisereto electrify
4Latinelectricusamber; electric
5Latinelectrumamber; electrum; electron
6Ancient Greekἤλεκτρονamber; alloy of gold and silver, electrum

Words derived from “diélectrique

Every word from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρονEvery word from Latin electrumEvery word from Latin electricus