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Where does “électromagnétique” come from?

électromagnétique (French) comes from French magnétique, from Latin magneticus, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos.

électromagnétique (French): electromagnetic

Definitions

  1. electromagnetic

Ancestry of “électromagnétique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmagnétiquemagnetic
2Latinmagneticusmagnetic
3Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
4Proto-Italic*-ikos—

Words derived from “électromagnétique”

  • électromagnétiquement
  • electromagnetic
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