Where does “ferimagnetism” come from?
ferimagnetism (Romanian) comes from English ferrimagnetism, from English magnetism, from English magnet, from Middle English magnete, from Old French magnete, from Latin magnētum, from Ancient Greek μαγνῆτις, from Ancient Greek Μαγνησία — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
ferimagnetism (Romanian): ferrimagnetism
Definitions
- ferrimagnetism
Ancestry of “ferimagnetism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ferrimagnetism | a form of antiferromagnetism in which some magnetization remains below a critical temperature (the Néel temperature) |
| 2 | English | magnetism | The property of being magnetic; The science which... |
| 3 | English | magnet | A piece of material that attracts some metals by... |
| 4 | Middle English | magnete | lodestone |
| 5 | Old French | magnete | magnetite |
| 6 | Latin | magnētum | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μαγνῆτις | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Μαγνησία | Magnesia |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |