Where does “Magnesium” come from?

Magnesium (Luxembourgish) comes from New Latin magnēsium, from Ancient Greek Μαγνησία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Magnesium (Luxembourgish): magnesium

Definitions

  1. magnesium

Ancestry of “Magnesium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinmagnēsium—
2Ancient GreekΜαγνησίαMagnesia
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Μαγνησία →