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 — up, upon.
nichtionisch (German): nonionic
Definitions
- nonionic
Ancestry of “nichtionisch”, step by step
nichtionisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German ionisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ionisch | ionic |
| 2 | German | ion | ion (an atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge) |
| 3 | English | Ion | Son of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people |
| 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 | up, upon |
via German nicht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | nicht | not, non-; right?; is it?; is it not? |
| 2 | Middle High German | niwiht | — |
| 3 | Old High German | niowiht | — |
| 4 | Old High German | nio | never |
| 5 | Old High German | io | always |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | aiw | long time, age, eternity; law |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | aiwaz | long time, age, eternity |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |