electrónica

/eleɡˈtɾonika/ · B2 · noun · f

electronics

💡🔌 electrónica = electr(on) + -ónica: the tech of electrons flowing in circuits

Spanish electrónica comes from electrón (electron), from Greek ēlektron meaning amber, which produced static charge when rubbed. Add the -ica suffix, as in English -ics, and you get the field of electronics.

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