Etymograph

English

ferrofluid

From ferro- + fluid.

A compound of ferro- + fluid

Old Latin *fersom

Latin ferrum ‘iron’

English ferro-

Latin fluō ‘to flow’

Latin fluidus ‘flowing’

Middle English fluid

English fluid

Today it means

noun A fluid, typically containing dispersed, nanoscale magnetic particles, designed to be magnetised such that its flow can be controlled by a magnet

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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