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Where does “ἀνιόν” come from?

ἀνιόν (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄνειμι, from Ancient Greek ἀνά, from Proto-Hellenic *aná.

ἀνιόν (Ancient Greek): going up

Definitions

  1. going up

Ancestry of “ἀνιόν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄνειμιgo up
2Ancient Greekἀνάon board; on, upon
3Proto-Hellenic*aná—

Words derived from “ἀνιόν”

  • ion
  • ionic
  • ionization
  • anion
  • ionizing
  • anionic
  • ionosphere
  • ionisation
  • ionospheric
  • nonionic
  • ionomer
  • ionize
  • counterion
  • ionizable
  • photoionization
  • polyion
  • ionophore
  • reionization
  • superionic
  • ionically
  • nonionizing
  • ionise
  • ionosonde
  • ionogram
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