Where does “ionist” come from?
ionist (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.
ionist (English): A scientist who studied ions in solution
Definitions
- A scientist who studied ions in solution
Ancestry of “ionist”, step by step
ionist 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 |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |