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Where does “ء ي ن” come from?

ء ي ن (Arabic) comes from Arabic أَيُون, from English Ion, from Romanian Ion, from French ion, from English ion, from English anion, from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν, from Ancient Greek ἄνειμι.

Ancestry of “ء ي ن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَيُونion
2EnglishIon—
3RomanianIonJohn
4Frenchionion
5EnglishionAn atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical...
6EnglishanionA negatively charged ion
7Ancient Greekἀνιόνgoing up
8Ancient Greekἄνειμιgo up
9Ancient Greekἀνάon board; on, upon
10Proto-Hellenic*aná—
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