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Where does “электроэнергия” come from?

электроэнергия (Russian) comes from Russian эне́ргия, from German Energie, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργειᾰ.

электроэнергия (Russian): electric power

Definitions

  1. electric power

Ancestry of “электроэнергия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianэне́ргия—
2GermanEnergieenergy
3Ancient Greekἐνέργειᾰ—
Every word from Ancient Greek ἐνέργειᾰ →