myEtymology.com: English etymology of magnetron

Etymology of the English word magnetron

the English word magnetron

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

derived from the English word electron

using the English suffix -on

derived from the English word electric

derived from the Latin word electricus (electric)

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

derived from the Greek word elektron, ἤλεκτρον (amber)

using the English prefix magneto-

using the English suffix -tron

The earliest known usage of magnetron in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English