Etymology

electromagnet

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Today it means: A magnet which attracts metals only when electrically activated. Full definition →

English magnet ← Middle English magnete ← Latin magnēs
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  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Old Frenchmagnete
  7. Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
  8. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  9. Latinmagnēs
  10. Middle Englishmagnete
  11. Englishmagnet
  12. English todayelectromagnet

From electro- + magnet.

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