Where does “kenttämagneetti” come from?

kenttämagneetti (Finnish) comes from Finnish magneetti, from Swedish magnet, from Latin magnēs, from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος — Magnesian stone.

kenttämagneetti (Finnish): field magnet

Definitions

  1. field magnet

Ancestry of “kenttämagneetti”, step by step

kenttämagneetti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish magneetti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmagneettimagnet
2Swedishmagneta magnet
3Latinmagnēs—
4Ancient Greekμαγνήτης λίθοςMagnesian stone

via Finnish kenttä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkenttäfield; A limited area where a game is played, a...
2Proto-Samickientēmeadow, field
Every word from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος →Every word from Latin magnēs →Every word from Swedish magnet →