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
- A molecule, such as an amino acid, that carries...
Ancestry of “zwitterion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zwitterion | zwitterion a molecule, such as an amino acid, that carries both a positive and a negative charge |
| 2 | German | ion | ion (an atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge) |
| 3 | English | Ion | Son of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people |
| 4 | Romanian | Ion | John |
| 5 | French | ion | ion |
| 6 | English | ion | An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical... |
| 7 | English | anion | A negatively charged ion |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀνιόν | going up |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἄνειμι | go up |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἀνά | on board; on, upon |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | *aná | up, upon |