Where does “Marhanets” come from?
Marhanets (English) comes from Ukrainian Ма́рганець, from German Manganerz, from German Mangan, from German Manganesium, from French manganèse, from Italian manganese, from New Latin magnēsium, from Ancient Greek Μαγνησία — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Ancestry of “Marhanets”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | Ма́рганець | manganese |
| 2 | German | Manganerz | manganese ore |
| 3 | German | Mangan | manganese |
| 4 | German | Manganesium | — |
| 5 | French | manganèse | manganese |
| 6 | Italian | manganese | manganese |
| 7 | New Latin | magnēsium | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Μαγνησία | Magnesia |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |