Where does “buanmhaighnéad” come from?

buanmhaighnéad (Irish) comes from Irish maighnéad, from Old Irish magnéit, from Latin magnēs, from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος — Magnesian stone.

buanmhaighnéad (Irish): permanent magnet

Definitions

  1. permanent magnet

Ancestry of “buanmhaighnéad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmaighnéadmagnet
2Old Irishmagnéitmagnet, lodestone
3Latinmagnēs—
4Ancient Greekμαγνήτης λίθοςMagnesian stone
Every word from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος →Every word from Latin magnēs →Every word from Old Irish magnéit →