Where does “monoionic” come from?
monoionic (English) comes from English monoion, from English Ion, from Romanian Ion, from French ion, from English ion, from English anion, from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν, from Ancient Greek ἄνειμι — up, upon.
monoionic (English): Having a single charge
Definitions
- Having a single charge
Ancestry of “monoionic”, step by step
monoionic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English monoion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | monoion | Any ion that has a single charge |
| 2 | English | Ion | Son of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people |
| 3 | Romanian | Ion | John |
| 4 | French | ion | ion |
| 5 | English | ion | An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical... |
| 6 | English | anion | A negatively charged ion |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀνιόν | going up |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἄνειμι | go up |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἀνά | on board; on, upon |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | *aná | up, upon |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |