Etymology

manganic

M3A1N1G2A1N1I1C3

Today it means: Containing manganese in its higher oxidation states. Full definition →

English manganese ← 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. Englishmanganese
  9. English todaymanganic

From manganese + -ic.

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