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Where does “magnes” come from?

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

Ancestry of “magnes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmagnēs—
2Ancient Greekμαγνήτης λίθοςMagnesian stone

Words derived from “magnes”

  • magnetron
  • magnetronoven
  • elektromagneet
  • magneet
  • magneet
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