Etymology

magnetotail

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Today it means: The long, trailing part of a magnetosphere on the side of a planet furthest from the sun Full definition →

English tail ← Middle English tayl ← Old English tæġl
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The story

  1. Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
  2. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  3. Old Frenchmagnete
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  5. Latinmagnēs
  6. Middle Englishmagnete
  7. Englishmagnet
  8. Englishmagnet-
  9. Englishmagneto-
  10. Proto-Germanic*taglą
  11. Proto-West Germanic*tagl
  12. Old Englishtæġl
  13. Middle Englishtayl
  14. Englishtail
  15. English todaymagnetotail

From magneto- + tail.

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