Where does “polyoxoanion” come from?

polyoxoanion (English) comes from English oxoanion, from English anion, from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν, from Ancient Greek ἄνειμι, from Ancient Greek ἀνά, from Proto-Hellenic *aná — up, upon.

polyoxoanion (English): Any of several complex polymeric oxoanions,...

Definitions

  1. Any of several complex polymeric oxoanions,...

Ancestry of “polyoxoanion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoxoanionAny anion derived from an oxoacid
2EnglishanionA negatively charged ion
3Ancient Greekἀνιόνgoing up
4Ancient Greekἄνειμιgo up
5Ancient Greekἀνάon board; on, upon
6Proto-Hellenic*anáup, upon
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *aná →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνά →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄνειμι →