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The Shocking Origin of the Word “Electric” – Useless Etymology
https://uselessetymology.com/2024/05/31/the-shocking-origin-of-the-word-electric/
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The word “electric” zapped its way into English in the 1600s from the Modern Latin electricus, meaning “resembling amber” (Greek ēlektron, “amber”). But what does electricity—and what do elec…
