Where does “fotoionizzazione” come from?
fotoionizzazione (Italian) comes from Italian ionizzazione, from Italian ionizzare, from Italian ioni, from Italian ione, from English Ion, from Romanian Ion, from French ion, from English ion.
fotoionizzazione (Italian): photoionization
Ancestry of “fotoionizzazione”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | ionizzazione | ionization |
| 2 | Italian | ionizzare | to ionize |
| 3 | Italian | ioni | plural of ione |
| 4 | Italian | ione | ion |
| 5 | English | Ion | — |
| 6 | Romanian | Ion | John |
| 7 | French | ion | ion |
| 8 | English | ion | An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical... |
| 9 | English | anion | A negatively charged ion |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἀνιόν | going up |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ἄνειμι | go up |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | ἀνά | on board; on, upon |
| 13 | Proto-Hellenic | *aná | — |