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Where does “mágnes” come from?

mágnes (Hungarian) comes from Latin magnēs, from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος — Magnesian stone.

mágnes (Hungarian): magnet

Definitions

  1. magnet

Ancestry of “mágnes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmagnēs—
2Ancient Greekμαγνήτης λίθοςMagnesian stone

Words derived from “mágnes”

  • mágnesek
  • mágneses
Every word from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος →