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Etymology of the Latin word magnes

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

French magnete, Spanish magnetismo, Spanish magneto, Spanish magnetizar, Spanish magneto-