Etymology

geomagnetic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to geomagnetism. Full definition →

English magnetic ← Middle English magnete ← Latin magnēs
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The story

  1. Proto-Hellenic*gaya
  2. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
  3. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
  4. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
  5. Englishgeo-
  6. Old Frenchmagnete
  7. Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
  8. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  9. Latinmagnēs
  10. Middle Englishmagnete
  11. Englishmagnet
  12. Englishmagnetic
  13. English todaygeomagnetic

From geo- + magnetic.

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