Ὑπὸ γὰρ λόγων ὁ νοῦς μετεωρίζεται ἐπαίρεταί τ' ἄνθρωπος → Borne up by words, the mind soars aloft, and we reach the heights (Aristophanes, Birds 1447f.)
Magnet, magnes (im allg.). – magnes lapis (Magnetstein). – magnetisch, bildl.; z.B. magnetische Kraft, *mira quaedam vis. – Magnetnadel, *acus magnetica (nautarum).