Etymology

hydromagnetic

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

English magnetic ← Middle English magnete ← Latin magnēs
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  6. Englishhydro-
  7. Old Frenchmagnete
  8. Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
  9. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  10. Latinmagnēs
  11. Middle Englishmagnete
  12. Englishmagnet
  13. Englishmagnetic
  14. English todayhydromagnetic

From hydro- + magnetic.

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