imán
Spanish
noun
Definitions
- magnet
- attraction, charm
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish aymant derived from Old French aïmant (lodestone) derived from Latin *adimas, adamās (adamant, hard iron, diamond, very hard steel) derived from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (invincible, diamond, unconquerable, hard substance, untamed) derived from French aimant (magnet).
Origin
French
aimant
Gloss
magnet
Kanji
磁
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- American diamond English
- adamantoid English
- diamond English
- diamond dust English
- diamondback English
- diamondiferous English
- diamondize English
- diamondless English
- diamondlike English
- diamondoid English
- diamondwise English
- histodiamond English
- hyperdiamond English
- nanodiamond English
- nondiamond English
- *adimas Latin
- adamantem Latin
- adamas Latin
- adamās Latin
- adimas Latin
- diamas Latin
- diamās Latin
- Diamant German
- aimant French
- aimantaire French
- aimer French
- diamant French
- nanoaimant French
- électroaimant French
- electroimán Spanish, Castilian
- imanar Spanish, Castilian
- ἀδάμας Ancient Greek
- ἀδάμᾱς Ancient Greek
- ímã Portuguese
- ダイヤモンド Japanese
- adamas Middle English
- dyamaunt Middle English
- aïmant Old French
- diamant Old French
- الماس Persian
- αδάμας Greek (modern)
- daaiman Afrikaans
- 다이아몬드 Korean
- idayimane Zulu
- taim̧oņ Marshallese
- aymant Old Spanish
- aymante Old Spanish
- idayimani Xhosa
- daimen Tok Pisin
- iman Basque
- kaimana Hawaiian
- daimon Hausa
- ಡೈಮಾನ್ Tulu