Where does “monoanion” come from?
monoanion (English) comes from English anion, from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν, from Ancient Greek ἄνειμι, from Ancient Greek ἀνά, from Proto-Hellenic *aná.
monoanion (English): Any anion carrying a single negative charge
Definitions
- Any anion carrying a single negative charge
Ancestry of “monoanion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | anion | A negatively charged ion |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀνιόν | going up |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄνειμι | go up |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀνά | on board; on, upon |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *aná | — |