Where does “maighnéad” come from?

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

maighnéad (Irish): magnet

Definitions

  1. magnet

Ancestry of “maighnéad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmagnéitmagnet, lodestone
2Latinmagnēs—
3Ancient Greekμαγνήτης λίθοςMagnesian stone

Words derived from “maighnéad”

Every word from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος →Every word from Latin magnēs →Every word from Old Irish magnéit →