Etymology

micromagnetic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to micromagnetism Full definition →

English magnetic ← Middle English magnete ← Latin magnēs
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Old Frenchmagnete
  6. Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
  7. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  8. Latinmagnēs
  9. Middle Englishmagnete
  10. Englishmagnet
  11. Englishmagnetic
  12. English todaymicromagnetic

From micro- + magnetic.

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