Where does “Ion” come from?
Ion comes from Ancient Greek Ἴων, from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων, of unknown origin.
Ion (English): Son of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people
Definitions
- Son of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people
Ancestry of “Ion”, step by step
Ion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian Ion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | up, upon |
via Ancient Greek ἰόν
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἰόν | nominative/accusative/vocative singular neuter of... |