Where does “energon” come from?

energon (English) comes from English energy, from Middle French énergie, from Late Latin energia, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργής, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργός, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

energon (English): A proposed form of energetic particle

Definitions

  1. A proposed form of energetic particle

Ancestry of “energon”, step by step

energon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English energy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenergyThe impetus behind all motion and all activity;...
2Middle Frenchénergie
3Late Latinenergiaenergy; efficiency
4Ancient Greekἐνέργειαactivity, operation, vigour; workmanship;...
5Ancient Greekἐνεργήςactive, effective
6Ancient Greekἐνεργόςat work, active
7Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
8Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
9Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
10Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
11Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
12Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
13Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via English on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishonIn the state of being active, functioning or...
2Middle Englishonon, in; on; Alternative form of oon
3Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂