Where does “manganese” come from?
Manganese comes from French manganèse, from Italian manganese, from Latin magnesia, from Ancient Greek μαγνησία, ultimately derived from the place name Μαγνησία with the suffix -ῐ́ᾱ.
manganese (English): A metallic chemical element with an atomic...
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- A metallic chemical element with an atomic...
Ancestry of “manganese”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | manganèse | manganese |
| 2 | Italian | manganese | manganese |
| 3 | New Latin | magnēsium | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μαγνησία | Magnesia |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
Words derived from “manganese”