Where does “pionic” come from?
pionic (English) comes from English pion, from English Pi, from Ancient Greek πῖ, from Ancient Greek πεῖ, from Proto-Semitic pay- — the mouth.
pionic (English): Of, pertaining to, or composed of pions
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or composed of pions
Ancestry of “pionic”, step by step
pionic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pion | Any of three semistable mesons, having positive,... |
| 2 | English | Pi | The sixteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets and the seventeenth in Old Greek |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πῖ | Alternative form of πεῖ |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πεῖ | pi, the name for the sixteenth letter Π, π of the... |
| 5 | Proto-Semitic | pay- | the mouth |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |