Where does “Magnetkies” come from?

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

Magnetkies (German): pyrrhotite

Definitions

  1. pyrrhotite

Ancestry of “Magnetkies”, step by step

Magnetkies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Magnet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMagnetmagnet
2Latinmagnēs—
3Ancient Greekμαγνήτης λίθοςMagnesian stone

via German kies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankiessingular imperative of kiesen
2Yiddishקיסpouch
Every word from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος →Every word from Latin magnēs →Every word from German Magnet →