Where does “Zwitterion” come from?
Zwitterion (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.
Zwitterion (German): zwitterion a molecule, such as an amino acid, that carries both a positive and a negative charge
Definitions
- zwitterion a molecule, such as an amino acid, that carries both a positive and a negative charge
Ancestry of “Zwitterion”, step by step
Zwitterion 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 |