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Where does “diamagnetic” come from?

Diamagnetic comes from English magnet combined with the Ancient Greek prefix διά meaning through, ultimately from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος meaning lodestone.

diamagnetic (English): Exhibiting diamagnetism; repelled by a magnet;...

Definitions

  1. Exhibiting diamagnetism; repelled by a magnet;...

Ancestry of “diamagnetic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdiamagnétiquediamagnetic
2Frenchdiamagnétismediamagnetism
3Frenchmagnétismemagnetism
4Old Frenchmagnetemagnetite
5Latinmagnētum—
6Ancient Greekμαγνῆτις—
7Ancient GreekΜαγνησίαMagnesia
8Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
9Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
10Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “diamagnetic”

  • diamagnetically
  • nondiamagnetic
  • superdiamagnetic
  • gravidiamagnetic
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