Where does “magnetoperception” come from?

magnetoperception (English) comes from English perception, from French perception, from Latin perceptiō, from Latin percipiō, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille — that.

magnetoperception (English): The perception, by an organism, of a magnetic field

Definitions

  1. The perception, by an organism, of a magnetic field

Ancestry of “magnetoperception”, step by step

magnetoperception traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English perception

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperceptionThe organisation, identification and...
2Frenchperceptiontax collection; perception
3Latinperceptiōa taking, receiving, collecting, gathering
4Latinpercipiōto seize or take on (entirely); assume; earn; occupy, keep (i.e. maintain control)
5Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
6LatinAdtoward, to
7Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
8Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
9LatinolleArchaic form of ille
10Proto-Italic*olnosthat

via English magneto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmagnetoA small magnetic dynamo, especially one that...
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos