Where does “magneettisuunta” come from?

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

magneettisuunta (Finnish): magnetic heading

Definitions

  1. magnetic heading

Ancestry of “magneettisuunta”, step by step

magneettisuunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish magneetti

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

via Finnish suunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuuntadirection; hand; path
Every word from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος →Every word from Latin magnēs →Every word from Swedish magnet →