Where does “Magnet” come from?

Magnet (German) comes from Latin magnēs, from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος — Magnesian stone.

Magnet (German): magnet

Definitions

  1. magnet

Ancestry of “Magnet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmagnēs
2Ancient Greekμαγνήτης λίθοςMagnesian stone

Words derived from “Magnet

Every word from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος
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