Where does “nichtionisch” come from?
nichtionisch (German) comes from German ionisch, from German ion, from English Ion, from Romanian Ion, from French ion, from English ion, from English anion, from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν.
nichtionisch (German): nonionic
Ancestry of “nichtionisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | ionisch | ionic |
| 2 | German | ion | — |
| 3 | English | Ion | — |
| 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 | — |