Where does “ferromagnetic” come from?
Ferromagnetic derives from English ferromagnetism, combining Latin ferrum with English magnetic, which comes from French magnétique, Latin magneticus, and Ancient Greek magnḗtēs líthos meaning stone from Magnesia.
ferromagnetic (English): of a material, such as iron or nickel, that is...
Definitions
- of a material, such as iron or nickel, that is...
Ancestry of “ferromagnetic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | magnetic | Of, relating to, operating by, or caused by... |
| 2 | English | -ic | Used to form adjectives from nouns with the... |
| 3 | English | image | An optical or other representation of a real... |
| 4 | French | image | picture, image; frame; first-person singular... |
| 5 | Portuguese | imagem | image; picture; figure; image; image; face |
| 6 | Spanish | imagen | image |
| 7 | Italian | immagine | image; imago |
| 8 | Latin | imāginem | — |
| 9 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 10 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 11 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 12 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |