Etymology

magnetization

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Today it means: The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized Full definition →

English magnetize ← Middle English magnete ← Latin magnēs
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The story

  1. Old Frenchmagnete
  2. Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
  3. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  4. Latinmagnēs
  5. Middle Englishmagnete
  6. Englishmagnet
  7. Englishmagnetize
  8. English todaymagnetization

From magnetize + -ation.

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