Which term, electricity or electron, was coined first?

[irishetalon00]

I have a few questions.

Which word came first, electricity or electron?

I just learned that the electron was "discovered" in 1897. That's significantly after electricity had been "harnessed" for practical use. What did contemporary scientists/science books say electricity was?

 

[tiny-tim]

hi irishetalon00!

"electricity" comes from "elektron", the Greek word for "amber" …

static electric charge was called "electricity" because one the ways of producing it was by rubbing a piece of amber