A magnate is a person that can afford to buy a GREAT house with 3 bathrooms whereas a magnet attracts ferromagnetic elements (iron, nickel, cobalt, some rare ea

A magnate is a person that can afford to buy a GREAT house with 3 bathrooms whereas a magnet attracts ferromagnetic elements (iron, nickel, cobalt, some rare earth metals). Magnate is from the Latin magnas for 'great man'. Magnate goes all the way back to PIE and can be traced to the Sanskrit for "great". Magnet shares the same origins as magnesium. They derive from (Med. Latin) magnetum. Origin is in the Greek for the native Magnetes (Thessalonian) people. You like this? On-demand editing services: chris@edithero.com Clickable: http://www.edithero.com/ http://www.edithero.com/