Where does “nonmagnet” come from?
nonmagnet (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...
nonmagnet (English): Any nonmagnetic material or object
Definitions
- Any nonmagnetic material or object
Ancestry of “nonmagnet”, step by step
nonmagnet 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... |