Where does “onium” come from?

onium (English) comes from English ammonium, from New Latin ammōnium.

onium (English): any cation derived by the addition of a proton to...

Definitions

  1. any cation derived by the addition of a proton to...

Ancestry of “onium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishammoniumThe univalent NH cation, derived by the...
2New Latinammōnium—

Words derived from “onium”

Every word from New Latin ammōnium →Every word from English ammonium →