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Etymology of the English word ferromagnet

the English word ferromagnet
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
using the English prefix ferro-
derived from the New Latin word ferrum (iron; any tool of iron; weapon)

Derivations in English

antiferromagnet

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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