Where does “paramagnetic” come from?
I need to work through this etymology chain carefully. The chain given is: - English magnetic - English magnet - French -ique - French chute - Proto-Indo-European -kos - Proto-Indo-European -kos - Proto-Indo-European -kos - Latin par However, this chain appears problematic. "Paramagnetic" should derive from "para-" (a prefix meaning "beside" or "alongside") + "magnetic." The chain provided doesn't clearly show how we get from these elements to "paramagnetic," and some elements seem out of order or incorrect. Let me construct what the chain should support: "paramagnetic" comes from English "magnetic" with the prefix "para-" (from Greek), and "magnetic" comes from "magnet" + "-ic." But I'm instructed to work only with what the chain supports and not invent
paramagnetic (English): exhibiting paramagnetism
Definitions
- exhibiting paramagnetism
Ancestry of “paramagnetic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | paramagnétique | paramagnetic |
| 2 | French | para- | para |
| 3 | Italian | para- | para |
| 4 | Italian | para | crepe rubber; crepe; third-person singular... |
| 5 | Italian | paranoia | paranoia |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παράνοια | derangement, madness |
| 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... |