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Where does “piroelettrico” come from?

piroelettrico (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.

piroelettrico (Italian): pyroelectric

Definitions

  1. pyroelectric

Ancestry of “piroelettrico”, 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 →