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Where does “μαγνησία” come from?

μαγνησία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Μαγνησία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “μαγνησία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΜαγνησίαMagnesia
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “μαγνησία”

  • magnesium
  • manganese
  • magnesia
  • magnesian
  • hypomagnesemia
  • manganous
  • ferromagnesian
  • ferromanganese
  • hypermagnesemia
  • manganic
  • mangonel
  • organomagnesium
  • methylmagnesium
  • hypomagnesia
  • manganism
  • dimanganese
  • ferromagnesium
  • radiomanganese
  • hypermagnesemic
  • manganesic
  • silicomanganese
  • nonmagnesium
  • magnesemia
  • ekamanganese
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