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Where does “magnesia” come from?

magnesia (Medieval Latin) comes 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...

magnesia (Medieval Latin): nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...

Definitions

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...

Ancestry of “magnesia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “magnesia”

  • manganese
  • manganous
  • ferromanganese
  • manganic
  • mangonel
  • manganism
  • dimanganese
  • radiomanganese
  • silicomanganese
  • manganesic
  • ekamanganese
  • manganesious
  • organomanganese
  • eka-manganese
  • manganesous
  • nonmanganese
  • manganesate
  • manganum
  • magnesia
  • manganesifero
  • manganoso
  • manganate
  • manganese
  • manganare
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