Where does “サイオン” come from?

サイオン (Japanese) comes from English scion, from Middle English sion, from Old French cion, from Frankish kīþō, from Proto-Germanic kīþô, from Proto-Indo-European geye- — to split open, to sprout.

サイオン (Japanese): a scion; Scion

Definitions

  1. a scion; Scion

Ancestry of “サイオン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscionA descendant, especially a first-generation...
2Middle Englishsion—
3Old Frenchcionchild, usually a newborn
4Frankishkīþō—
5Proto-Germanickīþô—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangeye-to split open, to sprout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European geye- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kīþô →Every word from Frankish kīþō →