Where does “magnes” come from?

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

magnes (Middle English): lodestone

Definitions

  1. lodestone

Ancestry of “magnes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmagnēs—
2Ancient Greekμαγνήτης λίθοςMagnesian stone
Every word from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος →Every word from Latin magnēs →