Where does “Ion” come from?
Ion comes from Ancient Greek Ἴων, from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων, of unknown origin.
Ancestry of “Ion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | Ion | John |
| 2 | French | ion | ion |
| 3 | English | ion | An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical... |
| 4 | English | anion | A negatively charged ion |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀνιόν | going up |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄνειμι | go up |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀνά | on board; on, upon |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *aná | — |