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Where does “geomagnetic” come from?

Geomagnetic derives from English magnet and the suffix -ic, ultimately from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος meaning lodestone.

geomagnetic (English): Of or pertaining to geomagnetism

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to geomagnetism

Ancestry of “geomagnetic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmagneticOf, relating to, operating by, or caused by...
2English-icUsed to form adjectives from nouns with the...
3EnglishimageAn optical or other representation of a real...
4Frenchimagepicture, image; frame; first-person singular...
5Portugueseimagemimage; picture; figure; image; image; face
6Spanishimagenimage
7Italianimmagineimage; imago
8Latinimāginem—
9Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
10Latinīn-—
11Latinîn—
12Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
13Proto-Italicenin
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “geomagnetic”

  • geomagnetically
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