Where does “magnalium” come from?
magnalium (English) comes from English aluminium, from Latin alūmen, from English -ium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
magnalium (English): An alloy of 75% aluminium with about 25%...
Definitions
- An alloy of 75% aluminium with about 25%...
Ancestry of “magnalium”, step by step
magnalium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aluminium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aluminium | A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite,... |
| 2 | Latin | alūmen | alum |
| 3 | English | -ium | 1997, Bryan Pfaffenberger, "Official Microsoft... |
| 4 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
via English magnesium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | magnesium | The chemical element with an atomic number of... |
| 2 | New Latin | magnēsium | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Μαγνησία | Magnesia |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |