Where does “陽イオン” come from?
陽イオン (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 “陽イオン”, step by step
陽イオン 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 |