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Where does “electrowon” come from?

electrowon (English) comes from English won, from Korean 원, from English One, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.

electrowon (English): Obtained by means of electrowinning

Definitions

  1. Obtained by means of electrowinning

Ancestry of “electrowon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwonsimple past tense and past participle of win; To...
2Korean원won; the official currency of South Korea, sign =...
3EnglishOne—
4Middle Englishonon, in; on; Alternative form of oon
5Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
6Proto-West Germanicanaon
7Proto-Germanic*an—
8Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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