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Etymology of the English word electromagnet

the English word electromagnet

using the English prefix electro-

derived from the New Latin prefix electro-

derived from the Latin word electrum (electrum; amber; electron)

derived from the Greek word elektron, ἤλεκτρον (amber)

derived from the English word magnet

derived from the Latin word magnet

derived from the Greek word magnes

derived from the Old French word magnete

derived from the Latin word magnes (magnet, lodestone; inhabitants of Magnesia; magnetic; of a magnet, lodestone)

derived from the Greek word Magnes lithos

derived from the Greek word Magnesia

Word found in Modern English