Where does “მაგნიტი” come from?
მაგნიტი (Georgian) comes from Russian магни́т, from Middle English magnete, from Old French magnete, from Latin magnētum, from Ancient Greek μαγνῆτις, from Ancient Greek Μαγνησία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
მაგნიტი (Georgian): magnet
Definitions
- magnet
Ancestry of “მაგნიტი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | магни́т | magnet |
| 2 | Middle English | magnete | lodestone |
| 3 | Old French | magnete | magnetite |
| 4 | Latin | magnētum | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαγνῆτις | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μαγνησία | Magnesia |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |