Where does “metalli-ioni” come from?

metalli-ioni (Finnish) comes from Finnish ioni, from English Ion, from Romanian Ion, from French ion, from English ion, from English anion, from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν, from Ancient Greek ἄνειμι — up, upon.

metalli-ioni (Finnish): metal ion

Definitions

  1. metal ion

Ancestry of “metalli-ioni”, step by step

metalli-ioni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ioni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishioniAn ion
2EnglishIonSon of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people
3RomanianIonJohn
4Frenchionion
5EnglishionAn atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical...
6EnglishanionA negatively charged ion
7Ancient Greekἀνιόνgoing up
8Ancient Greekἄνειμιgo up
9Ancient Greekἀνάon board; on, upon
10Proto-Hellenic*anáup, upon

via Finnish metalli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetallimetal
2Swedishmetallmetal
3Latinmetallummetal; precious metals, especially gold or...
4Ancient GreekμέταλλονA mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal
5Ancient Greekμέταλλευεινto mine, quarry
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anáEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀνάEvery word from Ancient Greek ἄνειμι
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