Where does “hűtőmágnes” come from?
hűtőmágnes (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian mágnes, from Latin magnēs, from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος — Magnesian stone.
hűtőmágnes (Hungarian): fridge magnet, refrigerator magnet a decoration attached to a magnet, displayed on the outside of refrigerator doors
Definitions
- fridge magnet, refrigerator magnet a decoration attached to a magnet, displayed on the outside of refrigerator doors
Ancestry of “hűtőmágnes”, step by step
hűtőmágnes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian mágnes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | mágnes | magnet |
| 2 | Latin | magnēs | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μαγνήτης λίθος | Magnesian stone |