Where does “陰イオン” come from?
陰イオン (Japanese) comes from Japanese イオン, from German ion, from English Ion, from Romanian Ion, from French ion, from English ion, from English anion, from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν — up, upon.
Ancestry of “陰イオン”, step by step
陰イオン traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese イオン
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | イオン | an ion |
| 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 |