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Where does “semionic” come from?

semionic (English) comes from English semion, 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.

semionic (English): Relating to semions

Definitions

  1. Relating to semions

Ancestry of “semionic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemionA kind of anyon with statistical properties...
2EnglishonIn the state of being active, functioning or...
3Middle Englishonon, in; on; Alternative form of oon
4Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
5Proto-West Germanicanaon
6Proto-Germanic*an—
7Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →