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Where does “ripplon” come from?

ripplon (English) comes from English on, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

ripplon (English): A quantized capillary-tension wave at the surface...

Definitions

  1. A quantized capillary-tension wave at the surface...

Ancestry of “ripplon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishonIn the state of being active, functioning or...
2Middle Englishonon, in; on; Alternative form of oon
3Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an—
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “ripplon”

  • ripplonic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →