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Etymology of the English word magnetize

the English word magnetize
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 suffix -ize
derived from the Old French suffix -iser
derived from the Latin suffix -izare
derived from the Greek suffix -izein, -ίζειν

Derivations in English

demagnetize, magnetizable, magnetization, magnetized

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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