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Where does “magnez” come from?

magnez (Polish) comes from English magnesium, from New Latin magnēsium, 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...

magnez (Polish): magnesium

Definitions

  1. magnesium

Ancestry of “magnez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmagnesiumThe chemical element with an atomic number of...
2New Latinmagnēsium—
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 “magnez”

  • magnezowy
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