Where does “manganèse” come from?

manganèse (French) comes from Italian manganese, from New Latin magnēsium, 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...

manganèse (French): manganese

Definitions

  1. manganese

Ancestry of “manganèse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmanganesemanganese
2New Latinmagnēsium
3Ancient GreekΜαγνησίαMagnesia
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “manganèse

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱEvery word from Ancient Greek Μαγνησία