Where does “anionic” come from?
Anionic is derived from anion, which combines Ancient Greek ἀνά meaning "up" with the suffix -icus from Latin, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.
anionic (English): Of or pertaining to an anion; an anionic...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to an anion; an anionic...
Ancestry of “anionic”, step by step
anionic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Anio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Anio | Aniene |
| 2 | Spanish | año | year; age |
| 3 | Latin | ānus | a ring |
| 4 | Kabuverdianu | anos | we, first person plural |
| 5 | Portuguese | nós | we; us; "first-person plural objective personal... |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | enos | — |
| 7 | Old Portuguese | os | the |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | *lōs | — |
| 9 | Latin | illōs | — |
| 10 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 11 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |