You are probably thinking of the Anglo-Norman French word magnete.
Magnet from Latin. magnes, magnet-, from Greek magnēs lithos 'lodestone', prob. influenced by Anglo-Norman Fr. magnete.
The word crusade is a blend of the Middle French word croisade and the Spanish word cruzada. These are both derived from the Latin word cruc-, meaning cross. The most basic translation is help the cross.
Hoist is derived from German.
The word ain't is derived from the words "are not", and was developed in the southern states of America.
Prior to the Euro, French currency was known as the Franc, the Franc was divided into 100 smaller coins known as Centimes. This word derives from Cent meaning one hundredth part
The word "power" is derived from the Latin term "potere," meaning "to be able." It has roots in various languages, including Old French "poeir" and Middle English "pouere." The concept of power, as it relates to strength or authority, has been used in various contexts throughout history, but it is not named after a specific individual.
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The word "lunatic" is derived from the French word "lunatique," which means moonstruck.
A young deer is called a fawn derived from the old French word for offspring, faon.
Originally it derived from French languages. :)
It's derived from the French word 'Bleu' ..because it's blue.
The word duty is derived - through Middle-English - from the Anglo-Norman French word deute -> which in turn is derived from the Old-French word deu meaning "owed". That word derived from the Latin word debitus.
The word "safety" originated from the Old French word "saufte," which derived from the Latin word "salvus," meaning "free from harm."
The word "plateau" is derived from the French language.
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It is derived from the French word chevalerie - relating to the horse (French word for a horse = "cheval") which knights rode.
It started as being known as 'the Magnesian Stone' from Magnesia, a region in Thessaly where the ore was obtained The word spread from Latin to most European countries as magnet, magneet or magnete. The origins are sometime before the 1400's when both the Latin and Greek word was 'magneta'
Yes, it is. The literal meaning is "investigate thoroughly"