Where does “difermion” come from?

difermion (English) comes from English fermion, from English on, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

difermion (English): Any combination of two fermions

Definitions

  1. Any combination of two fermions

Ancestry of “difermion”, step by step

difermion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fermion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfermionAny elementary or composite particle that has...
2EnglishonIn the state of being active, functioning or...
3Middle Englishonon, in; on; Alternative form of oon
4Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
5Proto-West Germanicanaon
6Proto-Germanic*an
7Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English Di

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an