Where does “magnetelastic” come from?
magnetelastic (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
magnetelastic (English): Alternative form of magnetoelastic
Definitions
- Alternative form of magnetoelastic
Ancestry of “magnetelastic”, step by step
magnetelastic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English magnet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | magnet | A piece of material that attracts some metals by... |
| 2 | Middle English | magnete | lodestone |
| 3 | Old French | magnete | magnetite |
| 4 | Latin | magnētum | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαγνῆτις | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μαγνησία | Magnesia |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via English elastic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | elastic | Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of... |
| 2 | French | élastique | elastic; rubber band |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαστός | ductile, flexible |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐλατός | ductile |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαύνω | drive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |