Where does “suaviation” come from?

suaviation (English) comes from English Ion, from Romanian Ion, from French ion, from English ion, from English anion, from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν, from Ancient Greek ἄνειμι, from Ancient Greek ἀνά — up, upon.

suaviation (English): Amorous kissing

Definitions

  1. Amorous kissing

Ancestry of “suaviation”, step by step

suaviation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIonSon of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people
2RomanianIonJohn
3Frenchionion
4EnglishionAn atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical...
5EnglishanionA negatively charged ion
6Ancient Greekἀνιόνgoing up
7Ancient Greekἄνειμιgo up
8Ancient Greekἀνάon board; on, upon
9Proto-Hellenic*anáup, upon

via English suaviate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuaviateTo kiss
2LatinsuaviorI kiss; sweeter
3Latinsuāviuma kiss
4Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anáEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀνάEvery word from Ancient Greek ἄνειμι
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