Where does “electrion” come from?
electrion (English) comes from English electric, from English -ally, from English ahistoric, from English historic, from Latin historicus, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία, from Ancient Greek ἱστορέω.
electrion (English): Alternative form of electron
Definitions
- Alternative form of electron
Ancestry of “electrion”, step by step
electrion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English electric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | electric | Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or... |
| 2 | English | -ally | used with adjectives ending in -ic |
| 3 | English | ahistoric | Synonym of ahistorical |
| 4 | English | historic | Very important; noteworthy: having importance or... |
| 5 | Latin | historicus | historical |
| 6 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 12 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |
via English Ion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ion | Son of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people |
| 2 | Romanian | Ion | John |
| 3 | French | ion | ion |
| 4 | English | ion | An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical... |
| 5 | English | anion | A negatively charged ion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀνιόν | going up |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄνειμι | go up |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀνά | on board; on, upon |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *aná | up, upon |