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Where does “магнети́зм” come from?

магнети́зм (Russian) comes from French magnétisme, from Old French magnete, 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...

Ancestry of “магнети́зм”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmagnétismemagnetism
2Old Frenchmagnetemagnetite
3Latinmagnētum—
4Ancient Greekμαγνῆτις—
5Ancient GreekΜαγνησίαMagnesia
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “магнети́зм”

  • магнетизм
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