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Where does “anthropomagnétisme” come from?

anthropomagnétisme (French) comes from French magnétisme, from Old French magnete, from Latin magnētum, from Ancient Greek μαγνῆτις, from Ancient Greek Μαγνησία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

anthropomagnétisme (French): animal magnetism

Definitions

  1. animal magnetism

Ancestry of “anthropomagnétisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmagnétismemagnetism
2Old Frenchmagnetemagnetite
3Latinmagnētum—
4Ancient Greekμαγνῆτις—
5Ancient GreekΜαγνησίαMagnesia
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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