Where does “Lithiumion” come from?
Lithiumion (German) comes from German ion, 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.
Lithiumion (German): lithium ion
Definitions
- lithium ion
Ancestry of “Lithiumion”, step by step
Lithiumion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German ion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ion | ion (an atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge) |
| 2 | English | Ion | Son of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people |
| 3 | Romanian | Ion | John |
| 4 | French | ion | ion |
| 5 | English | ion | An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical... |
| 6 | English | anion | A negatively charged ion |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀνιόν | going up |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἄνειμι | go up |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἀνά | on board; on, upon |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | *aná | up, upon |
via German Lithium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lithium | lithium; the chemical element and lightest alkali... |
| 2 | New Latin | lithium | lithium |
| 3 | Latin | lithia | nominative plural of lithium; accusative plural... |
| 4 | Latin | lithium | lithium |
| 5 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |