Where does “magnesia” come from?

magnesia (Middle English) comes from Late Latin magnesia, 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...

Ancestry of “magnesia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinmagnesia
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...

Words derived from “magnesia

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂
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