Etymology

magmatic

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Today it means: Pertaining to magma or magmatism. Full definition →

Latin magma ← Ancient Greek μάγμα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμάγμα“thick unguent”
  2. Latin · derived frommagma
  3. English todaymagmatic

From (the stem of) Latin magma + -ic, from Ancient Greek μάγμα (mágma, “thick unguent”), from μαγίς (magís, “kneaded mass”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekμάγμα all →

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