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magneto-

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
mag-ne-to-
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Alternative form of magnet-.

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Old French magnetebor. ▲ Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet English magnet- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English magneto- From magnet- + -o-.

Questions

What does magneto- mean?
Alternative form of magnet-.
Where does magneto- come from?
Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Old French magnetebor. ▲ Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet English magnet- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English magneto- From magnet- + -o-.

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