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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...

Definitions

  1. A metallic chemical element with an atomic...

Ancestry of “manganese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmanganèsemanganese
2Italianmanganesemanganese
3New Latinmagnēsium—
4Ancient GreekΜαγνησίαMagnesia
5Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “manganese”

  • manganous
  • ferromanganese
  • manganic
  • manganism
  • dimanganese
  • radiomanganese
  • silicomanganese
  • manganesic
  • ekamanganese
  • nonmanganese
  • eka-manganese
  • manganesious
  • manganesous
  • organomanganese
  • manganesate
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