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Where does “electromagnético” come from?

electromagnético (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese eletromagnético, from Portuguese magnético, from Latin magneticus, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos.

electromagnético (Portuguese): Alternative spelling of eletromagnético

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of eletromagnético

Ancestry of “electromagnético”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseeletromagnéticoelectromagnetic
2Portuguesemagnéticomagnetic
3Latinmagneticusmagnetic
4Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
5Proto-Italic*-ikos—
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