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Where does “magnetoelettrico” come from?

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

magnetoelettrico (Italian): magnetoelectric

Definitions

  1. magnetoelectric

Ancestry of “magnetoelettrico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianelettricoelectric
2Latinēlectricus—
3Norwegian Bokmålelektrifisereto electrify
4Latinelectricusamber; electric
5Latinelectrumamber; electrum; electron
6Ancient Greekἤλεκτρονamber; alloy of gold and silver, electrum
Every word from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον →