Where does “magnete” come from?

magnete (Old French) comes from Latin magnētum, from Ancient Greek μαγνῆτις, 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...

magnete (Old French): magnetite

Definitions

  1. magnetite

Ancestry of “magnete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmagnētum—
2Ancient Greekμαγνῆτις—
3Ancient GreekΜαγνησίαMagnesia
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “magnete”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Μαγνησία →