Where does “magnético” come from?

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

magnético (Galician): magnetic

Definitions

  1. magnetic

Ancestry of “magnético”, 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'
Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikosEvery word from Latin -icusEvery word from Latin magneticus