Where does “elektromagnetisk” come from?

elektromagnetisk (Swedish) comes from Swedish magnetisk, from Swedish -isk, from Old Norse -iskr, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

elektromagnetisk (Swedish): electromagnetic

Definitions

  1. electromagnetic

Ancestry of “elektromagnetisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmagnetiskmagnetic
2Swedish-isk-ish, of or pertaining to; making an adjective...
3Old Norse-iskr—
4Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
5Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -iskaz →Every word from Swedish -isk →