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Magnetis lithos
Greek · ancient
"the Magnesian stone"
literally the stone of Magnesia, a region rich in naturally magnetic rock
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magnete
Latin · ancient
"lodestone, magnetic rock"
shortened for the naturally magnetic mineral
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magnet
English · 1300s
"an object that attracts iron"
settled as the word for anything with magnetic properties
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