Where does “magneettinapa” come from?

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

magneettinapa (Finnish): magnetic pole

Definitions

  1. magnetic pole

Ancestry of “magneettinapa”, step by step

magneettinapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish magneetti

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

via Finnish napa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnapanavel; pole; pivot
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*napa
Every word from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθοςEvery word from Latin magnēsEvery word from Swedish magnet