Where does “fermion” come from?

Fermion derives from English -on, from Ancient Greek -ον, from Ancient Greek -ος, from Proto-Indo-European -os, a masculine nominative singular suffix.

fermion (English): Any elementary or composite particle that has...

Definitions

  1. Any elementary or composite particle that has...

Ancestry of “fermion”, step by step

fermion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English Fermi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFermiThe physicist Enrico Fermi
2Italianfermimasculine plural of fermo; plural of fermo;...
3ItalianFermostill
4LatinFirmusstrong, powerful
5Proto-Italicfermos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “fermion”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →