Etymology

palaeomagnetism

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English magnetism ← Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
  2. Englishpaleo-
  3. Englishpalaeo-
  4. Englishmagnetism
  5. English todaypalaeomagnetism

From palaeo- + magnetism.

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