Where does “Kationenaustausch” come from?

Kationenaustausch (German) comes from German Kation, from English cation, from Ancient Greek κατιόν, from Ancient Greek κάτειμι, from Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ-, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

Kationenaustausch (German): cation exchange

Definitions

  1. cation exchange

Ancestry of “Kationenaustausch”, step by step

Kationenaustausch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKationcation
2EnglishcationA positively charged ion, i.e. one that would be...
3Ancient Greekκατιόνgoing down
4Ancient Greekκάτειμιto go down, come down
5Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ-fully; down; denoting motion downwards
6Ancient Greekκατά
7Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
8Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
9Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via German Austausch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAustauschexchange, replacement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗrEvery word from Proto-Hellenic astḗr