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Where does “dynamoélectrique” come from?

dynamoélectrique (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.

dynamoélectrique (French): electrodynamic

Definitions

  1. electrodynamic

Ancestry of “dynamoélectrique”, step by step

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