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Where does “magneet” come from?

magneet (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch magnes, from Latin magnēs, from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος — Magnesian stone.

Ancestry of “magneet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmagnes—
2Latinmagnēs—
3Ancient Greekμαγνήτης λίθοςMagnesian stone

Words derived from “magneet”

  • magnetron
  • magnetronoven
  • magneet
  • elektromagneet
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