Question

how magnet get named as magnet?​

Answer 1

magnet was found in a region in northern Greece named magnesia roughly 4000 years ago from there it got it's name as magnet

Answer 2

Answer:

magnet:

The ancient Greeks and Chinese discovered that certain rare stones, called lodestones, were naturally magnetized. The word "magnet" comes from Magnesia, a district in Thessaly, Greece where it is believed that the first lodestone was mined.