Where does “magneettivahvistin” come from?

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

magneettivahvistin (Finnish): magnetic amplifier

Definitions

  1. magnetic amplifier

Ancestry of “magneettivahvistin”, step by step

magneettivahvistin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish magneetti

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

via Finnish vahvistin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvahvistinamplifier; First-person singular indicative past...
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in
4Proto-Uralic-ma
Every word from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθοςEvery word from Latin magnēsEvery word from Swedish magnet
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