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Where does “superdiamagnetic” come from?

superdiamagnetic (English) comes from English diamagnetic, from French diamagnétique, from French diamagnétisme, from French magnétisme, from Old French magnete, from Latin magnētum, from Ancient Greek μαγνῆτις, from Ancient Greek Μαγνησία — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

superdiamagnetic (English): Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting...

Ancestry of “superdiamagnetic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiamagneticExhibiting diamagnetism; repelled by a magnet;...
2Frenchdiamagnétiquediamagnetic
3Frenchdiamagnétismediamagnetism
4Frenchmagnétismemagnetism
5Old Frenchmagnetemagnetite
6Latinmagnētum—
7Ancient Greekμαγνῆτις—
8Ancient GreekΜαγνησίαMagnesia
9Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
10Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
11Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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