Etymology

manganate

M3A1N1G2A1N1A1T1E1

Today it means: Any compound containing the ion MnO₄²⁻. Full definition →

English mangan(ese) ← French manganèse ← Italian manganese
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The story

  1. Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
  2. Ancient GreekΜαγνησία (Magnēsía)
  3. LatinMagnēsia
  4. Latinmagnēsius
  5. Medieval Latinmagnēsia
  6. Italianmanganese
  7. Frenchmanganèse
  8. Englishmangan(ese)
  9. English todaymanganate

From mangan(ese) + -ate.

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