Where does “magmatter” come from?
magmatter (English) comes from English mag-, 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...
magmatter (English): A hypothetical form of matter, consisting of magnetic monopoles and expected to be vastly stronger and denser than normal matter
Definitions
- A hypothetical form of matter, consisting of magnetic monopoles and expected to be vastly stronger and denser than normal matter
Ancestry of “magmatter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mag- | Magnetic |
| 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... |