Where does “counterionic” come from?
counterionic (English) comes from English counterion, from English Ion, from Romanian Ion, from French ion, from English ion, from English anion, from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν, from Ancient Greek ἄνειμι.
counterionic (English): Of or pertaining to counterions
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to counterions
Ancestry of “counterionic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | counterion | Any ion of opposite charge to another in a... |
| 2 | English | Ion | — |
| 3 | Romanian | Ion | John |
| 4 | French | ion | ion |
| 5 | English | ion | An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical... |
| 6 | English | anion | A negatively charged ion |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀνιόν | going up |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἄνειμι | go up |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἀνά | on board; on, upon |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | *aná | — |