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elektron
Greek · ancient
"amber"
amber, which produces static charge when rubbed
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electricus
Latin · 1600s
"having properties like rubbed amber"
coined by scientist William Gilbert from the Greek word for amber
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electric
English · 1600s
"relating to electricity"
settled as the word for the new phenomenon of electricity
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