Where does “biomagnetism” come from?
biomagnetism (English) comes from English magnetism, from English magnet, from Middle English magnete, from Old French magnete, from Latin magnētum, from Ancient Greek μαγνῆτις, from Ancient Greek Μαγνησία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
biomagnetism (English): The production or detection of a magnetic field...
Definitions
- The production or detection of a magnetic field...
Ancestry of “biomagnetism”, step by step
biomagnetism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English magnetism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | magnetism | The property of being magnetic; The science which... |
| 2 | English | magnet | A piece of material that attracts some metals by... |
| 3 | Middle English | magnete | lodestone |
| 4 | Old French | magnete | magnetite |
| 5 | Latin | magnētum | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μαγνῆτις | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Μαγνησία | Magnesia |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via French biomagnétisme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | biomagnétisme | biomagnetism |
| 2 | French | bio- | life |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βίο- | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |