Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of electric charge.
Various common phenomena are related to electricity, including lightning, static electricity, electric heating and electric current in electrical wires. Besides that, electricity includes the electromagnetic field and electromagnetic induction.
The New Latin adjective electricus, originally meaning 'of amber', was first used to refer to amber's attractive properties by William Gilbert in his 1600 text De Magnete.
The term came from the classical Latin electrum, amber, from the Greek ἤλεκτρον (elektron), amber, to refer to the property of attracting small objects after being rubbed.