Where does “zwitterion” come from?

zwitterion (English) comes from German Zwitterion, from German ion, from English Ion, from Romanian Ion, from French ion, from English ion, from English anion, from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν — up, upon.

zwitterion (English): A molecule, such as an amino acid, that carries...

Definitions

  1. A molecule, such as an amino acid, that carries...

Ancestry of “zwitterion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZwitterionzwitterion a molecule, such as an amino acid, that carries both a positive and a negative charge
2Germanionion (an atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge)
3EnglishIonSon of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people
4RomanianIonJohn
5Frenchionion
6EnglishionAn atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical...
7EnglishanionA negatively charged ion
8Ancient Greekἀνιόνgoing up
9Ancient Greekἄνειμιgo up
10Ancient Greekἀνάon board; on, upon
11Proto-Hellenic*anáup, upon

Words derived from “zwitterion

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anáEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀνάEvery word from Ancient Greek ἄνειμι