Where does “magneto-” come from?

magneto- (Spanish) comes from Latin magnēs, from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος — Magnesian stone.

magneto- (Spanish): magneto-; magnet

Definitions

  1. magneto-; magnet

Ancestry of “magneto-”, step by step

magneto- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin magnēs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmagnēs—
2Ancient Greekμαγνήτης λίθοςMagnesian stone

via German Magnetophon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMagnetophon—

Words derived from “magneto-”

Every word from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος →Every word from Latin magnēs →