Where does “イオン” come from?

イオン (Japanese) 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.

イオン (Japanese): an ion

Definitions

  1. an ion

Ancestry of “イオン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanionion (an atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge)
2EnglishIonSon of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people
3RomanianIonJohn
4Frenchionion
5EnglishionAn atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical...
6EnglishanionA negatively charged ion
7Ancient Greekἀνιόνgoing up
8Ancient Greekἄνειμιgo up
9Ancient Greekἀνάon board; on, upon
10Proto-Hellenic*anáup, upon

Words derived from “イオン

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anáEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀνάEvery word from Ancient Greek ἄνειμι