Where does “magnetotelluric” come from?

magnetotelluric (English) comes from English telluric, from French tellurique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.

magnetotelluric (English): Using magnetotellurics

Definitions

  1. Using magnetotellurics

Ancestry of “magnetotelluric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtelluricPertaining to the Earth, earthly; Containing...
2Frenchtelluriquetelluric
3French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
4Middle French-iqueic
5Old French-ique-ic
6Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
7Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'
Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikosEvery word from Latin -icusEvery word from French -ique