Where does “tauonium” come from?

tauonium (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

tauonium (English): a subatomic particle formed by the bound state of...

Definitions

  1. a subatomic particle formed by the bound state of...

Ancestry of “tauonium”, step by step

tauonium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tauon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtauonAn elementary particle, a lepton, having a mass...
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

via English ium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishium
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an