English

ferronematic

From ferro- + nematic.

Old Latin *fersom

Latin ferrum ‘iron’

Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- ‘to spin’

Ancient Greek νέω ‘to spin’

Ancient Greek νῆμα ‘thread’

Ancient Greek νήματος

Today it means

adj Describing the nematic phase of a ferrofluid.

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

Etymograph / ferronematic