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Where does “sauvamagneetti” come from?

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

sauvamagneetti (Finnish): bar magnet

Definitions

  1. bar magnet

Ancestry of “sauvamagneetti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmagneettimagnet
2Swedishmagneta magnet
3Latinmagnēs—
4Ancient Greekμαγνήτης λίθοςMagnesian stone
Every word from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος →