Where does “magnétique” come from?

magnétique (French) comes from Latin magneticus, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.

magnétique (French): magnetic

Definitions

  1. magnetic

Ancestry of “magnétique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmagneticusmagnetic
2Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
3Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'

Words derived from “magnétique”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikos →Every word from Latin -icus →Every word from Latin magneticus →