Where does “magnet” come from?

magnet (Czech) comes from Ancient Greek μαγνῆτις, 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...

magnet (Czech): magnet

Definitions

  1. magnet

Ancestry of “magnet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμαγνῆτις—
2Ancient GreekΜαγνησίαMagnesia
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “magnet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Μαγνησία →