Where does “ferrimagnetism” come from?
ferrimagnetism (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...
ferrimagnetism (English): a form of antiferromagnetism in which some magnetization remains below a critical temperature (the Néel temperature)
Definitions
- a form of antiferromagnetism in which some magnetization remains below a critical temperature (the Néel temperature)
Ancestry of “ferrimagnetism”, step by step
| 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... |