Where does “antennation” come from?

antennation (English) comes from English Ion, from Romanian Ion, from French ion, from English ion, from English anion, from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν, from Ancient Greek ἄνειμι, from Ancient Greek ἀνά — up, upon.

antennation (English): An act of antennating, or touching the antennae...

Definitions

  1. An act of antennating, or touching the antennae...

Ancestry of “antennation”, step by step

antennation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIonSon of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people
2RomanianIonJohn
3Frenchionion
4EnglishionAn atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical...
5EnglishanionA negatively charged ion
6Ancient Greekἀνιόνgoing up
7Ancient Greekἄνειμιgo up
8Ancient Greekἀνάon board; on, upon
9Proto-Hellenic*anáup, upon

via English antennate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantennateTo bring one's antennae into contact with to...
2English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
3English-cyUsed to form nouns of state, condition or quality...
4Anglo-Norman-cie
5Latin-tiaoffice, rank
6Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *aná
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