Where does “expection” come from?
expection (English) comes from English Ion, from Romanian Ion, from French ion, from English ion, from English anion, from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν, from Ancient Greek ἄνειμι, from Ancient Greek ἀνά — up, upon.
Ancestry of “expection”, step by step
expection traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |