Where does “polyzwitterion” come from?
polyzwitterion (English) comes from English zwitterion, from German Zwitterion, from German ion, from English Ion, from Romanian Ion, from French ion, from English ion, from English anion.
polyzwitterion (English): Any polymer in which the monomers are zwitterions
Definitions
- Any polymer in which the monomers are zwitterions
Ancestry of “polyzwitterion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | zwitterion | A molecule, such as an amino acid, that carries... |
| 2 | German | Zwitterion | — |
| 3 | German | ion | — |
| 4 | English | Ion | — |
| 5 | Romanian | Ion | John |
| 6 | French | ion | ion |
| 7 | English | ion | An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical... |
| 8 | English | anion | A negatively charged ion |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἀνιόν | going up |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἄνειμι | go up |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ἀνά | on board; on, upon |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | *aná | — |