Where does “Ion” come from?

Ion (Romanian) comes from French ion, from English ion, from English anion, from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν, from Ancient Greek ἄνειμι, from Ancient Greek ἀνά, from Proto-Hellenic *aná — up, upon.

Ion (Romanian): John

Definitions

  1. John

Ancestry of “Ion”, step by step

Ion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French ion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchionion
2EnglishionAn atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical...
3EnglishanionA negatively charged ion
4Ancient Greekἀνιόνgoing up
5Ancient Greekἄνειμιgo up
6Ancient Greekἀνάon board; on, upon
7Proto-Hellenic*anáup, upon

via Romanian Ioan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianIoan—
2Church SlavonicІѡаннъ—
3Ancient GreekἸωάννης—
4HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
5Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
6Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
7Arabicخُنَّة—

Words derived from “Ion”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *aná →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνά →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄνειμι →