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Where does “semitauonic” come from?

semitauonic (English) comes from English tauonic, from English tauon, from English on, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.

semitauonic (English): Partially composed of tauons

Definitions

  1. Partially composed of tauons

Ancestry of “semitauonic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtauonicPertaining to, or composed of, tauons
2EnglishtauonAn elementary particle, a lepton, having a mass...
3EnglishonIn the state of being active, functioning or...
4Middle Englishonon, in; on; Alternative form of oon
5Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
6Proto-West Germanicanaon
7Proto-Germanic*an—
8Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →