Where does “ionizzare” come from?
ionizzare (Italian) comes from Italian ioni, from Italian ione, from English Ion, from Romanian Ion, from French ion, from English ion, from English anion, from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν — up, upon.
ionizzare (Italian): to ionize
Definitions
- to ionize
Ancestry of “ionizzare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ioni | plural of ione |
| 2 | Italian | ione | ion |
| 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 |