Where does “cion” come from?
cion (Middle English) comes from Old French ciun, from Frankish kithō, from Proto-Germanic kīþą, from Proto-Germanic kī-, from Proto-Indo-European gī- — to sing, to call, to shout.
Ancestry of “cion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | ciun | — |
| 2 | Frankish | kithō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kīþą | seed, germ; seedling, shoot, sprout |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kī- | to split open, germinate, sprout |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gī- | to sing, to call, to shout |
Words derived from “cion”