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...
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Ancestry of “fermion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | on | In the state of being active, functioning or... |
| 2 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 3 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
Words derived from “fermion”