electro-

See also: electro, électro, electró, and électro-

English

Etymology

Initially from French électro- and Latin electro-, ultimately from electrum, from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”). Equivalent to and later based upon electric, electricity, &c. + -o-.

Prefix

electro-

Combining form of electricity.
Combining form of electric and electrical.
Combining form of electronic.

Synonyms

galvano- (dated or specific applications)

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with electro-

electroablation

electroabsorption

electroacoustic

electroacoustics

electroactivity

electroacupuncture

electroaerodynamic

electroaerodynamics

electroanaesthesia

electroanalgesia

electroanalysis

electroanalytic

electroanalytical

electroanalytically

electroanatomic

electroanatomical

electroanesthesia

electroanesthetic

electroantennogram

electroassisted

electroauxiliary

electroaxonography

electroballistic

electroballistics

electrobasograph

electrobiochemical

electrobiological

electrobiologist

electrobioscopy

electroblotting

electrocapacitive

electrocapillarity

electrocapillary

electrocardiogram

electrocardiophone

electrocardiophonography

electrocardiological

electrocardiology

electrocardioscopy

electrocardioversion

electrocatalysis

electrocatalyst

electrocatalytic

electrocatalyze

electrocauterise

electrocauterization

electrocauterize

electrocauterizer

electrocerebral

electrochemical

electrochemiluminescence

electrochemiluminescent

electrochemiluminometric

electrochemistry

electrochemoluminescence

electrochemomechanics

electrochemotherapy

electrochlorination

electrochlorinator

electrocholecystectomy

electrocholecystocausis

electrochromatogram

electrochromatography

electrochronograph

electrochronographic

electroclinical

electrocoagulate

electrocoagulation

electrocoagulative

electrocoagulator

electrocoalesce

electrocoalescence

electrocochleogram

electrocochleographic

electrocochleography

electrocolloidal

electrocommunication

electrocompetent

electrocompression

electroconductibility

electroconduction

electroconductive

electroconductivity

electrocontractile

electrocontractility

electroconvection

electroconvective

electroconvulsant

electroconvulsion

electroconvulsive

electrocopolymerization

electrocortical

electrocorticogram

electrocorticographic

electrocorticography

electrocoupling

electrocutaneous

electrocyclisation

electrocyclization

electrocystography

electrodecantation

electrodecanter

electrodecrement

electrodeformation

electrodeionization

electrodeionize

electrodenaturation

electrodeposited

electrodeposition

electrodermatome

electrodesiccation

electrodiagnosis

electrodiagnostic

electrodialysis

electrodialytic

electrodialytically

electrodialyzer

electrodiffusion

electrodiffusional

electrodiffusive

electrodisintegration

electrodispersion

electrodissolution

electrodomestic

electrodynamical

electrodynamics

electrodynamometer

electrodynamometry

electroejaculate

electroejaculation

electroencephalic

electroencephalography

electroencephaloscope

electroencephalogram

electroencephalograph

electroendocytosis

electroendosmosis

electroengineer

electroengraving

electroenzymatic

electroethereal

electroexcision

electroexcitation

electroexplosive

electroextraction

electrofiltration

electrofinishing

electroflotation

Translations

of electricity or electrical

Arabic: كَهْرُو- (kahrū-)
Armenian: էլեկտրա- (ēlektra-)
Belarusian: электра- (eljektra-)
Catalan: electro-
Chinese:
Mandarin: 電 / 电 (zh) (diàn)
Czech: elektro-
Danish: elektro-
Dutch: elektro- (nl)
Finnish: elektro- (fi), sähkö-
French: électro- (fr)
Galician: electro- (gl)
Georgian: ელექტრო- (elekṭro-)
German: Elektro- (de), elektro- (de)
Greek: ηλεκτρο- (el) (ilektro-)
Icelandic: raf- (is)
Ido: elektro-
Irish: leictri-
Italian: elettro- (it)
Japanese: 電 (ja) (でん, den)
Malay: elektro- (ms)
Manx: lectro-
Norwegian:
Bokmål: elektro-

Nynorsk: elektro-
Polish: elektro- (pl), galwano-
Portuguese: eletro-
Russian: электро- (ru) (elektro-)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: електро-

Roman: elektro-
Spanish: electro- (es)
Swedish: elektro- (sv), el- (sv)
Tagalog: elektro-, dagi- (neologism)

Anagrams

Elector, corelet, elector

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin electrum, from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”) (a natural resin, which — when rubbed — produces static electricity).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [əˌlɛk.tɾu]
IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˌlɛk.tɾo]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eˌlɛk.tɾo]

Prefix

electro-

electro-; combining form of elèctric

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with electro-

electrodinamòmetre

electrodomèstic

See also

magneto-

Further reading

“electro-”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌeːˈlɛk.troː/

Prefix

electro-

Superseded spelling of elektro-.

Galician

Prefix

electro-

electro-

Derived terms

From

Galician terms prefixed with electro-

electromobilidade

.

Further reading

“electro-”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Portuguese

Prefix

electro-

Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of eletro-. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with electro-

electrodeposição

Spanish

Prefix

electro-

electro-

Derived terms

Further reading

“electro-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

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