Where does “magnesia” come from?

Magnesia comes from Middle English magnesia, from Late Latin magnesia, from Ancient Greek μαγνησία, derived from the place name Μαγνησία with the suffix -ῐ́ᾱ.

magnesia (English): magnesium oxide

Definitions

  1. magnesium oxide

Ancestry of “magnesia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmagnesia
2Late Latinmagnesia
3Ancient GreekΜαγνησίαMagnesia
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂