Where does “demagnetizer” come from?
demagnetizer (English) comes from English demagnetize, from English magnetize, from English -ize, from Middle English -isen, from Middle French -iser, from Latin -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō — he, she.
demagnetizer (English): Any device that is used to remove magnetization
Definitions
- Any device that is used to remove magnetization
Ancestry of “demagnetizer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | demagnetize | To make something nonmagnetic by removing its... |
| 2 | English | magnetize | To make magnetic; To become magnetic; To... |
| 3 | English | -ize | Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives |
| 4 | Middle English | -isen | -ise, -ize |
| 5 | Middle French | -iser | -ize |
| 6 | Latin | -izō | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |