Where does “електромагнет” come from?
електромагнет (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian електро-, from Latin ēlectrum, from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον — amber; alloy of gold and silver, electrum.
Ancestry of “електромагнет”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | електро- | electro- |
| 2 | Latin | ēlectrum | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἤλεκτρον | amber; alloy of gold and silver, electrum |