Meanings
Origin
- Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
- Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
- Old Frenchmagnete
- Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
- Latinmagnēs
- Middle Englishmagnete
- Englishmagnet
- Englishmagnet-
Partially from μᾰ́γνητ- (mắgnēt-), the stem of the Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs, “magnet”), and partially a combining form of the English magnet.
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French magnéto-
- magnéto-magnet, magnetic, magnetism
Irish maighnéada-
- maighnéada-magnet, magnetic, magnetism
Polish magneto-
- magneto-magnet, magnetic, magnetism
Portuguese magneto-
- magneto-magnet, magnetic, magnetism
Spanish magneto-
- magneto-magnet, magnetic, magnetism
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APA
magnet-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnet-
MLA
“magnet-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnet-. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “magnet-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnet-.
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