Where does “magnétisme” come from?

magnétisme (French) comes 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...

magnétisme (French): magnetism

Definitions

magnetism

Ancestry of “magnétisme”, step by step

magnétisme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French magnete

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	magnete	magnetite
2	Latin	magnētum	—
3	Ancient Greek	μαγνῆτις	—
4	Ancient Greek	Μαγνησία	Magnesia
5	Ancient Greek	-ῐ́ᾱ	{{l\|en\|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
6	Proto-Indo-European	-íh₂	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	-h₂	Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via French magnétique

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	magnétique	magnetic
2	Latin	magneticus	magnetic
3	Latin	-icus	belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
4	Proto-Italic	*-ikos	forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'

Words derived from “magnétisme”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Μαγνησία →