Where does “polycation” come from?
polycation (English) comes from English cation, from Ancient Greek κατιόν, from Ancient Greek κάτειμι, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
polycation (English): any cation having more than one positive charge
Definitions
- any cation having more than one positive charge
Ancestry of “polycation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cation | A positively charged ion, i.e. one that would be... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κατιόν | going down |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κάτειμι | I go, come down; I go down ; I sail down ; I... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κᾰτᾰ- | fully; down; denoting motion downwards |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
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