Etymology

anionize

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Today it means: To treat with anions. Full definition →

English anion ← Ancient Greek ἀνῐόν (anĭón) ← Proto-Hellenic *éimi
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  7. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  8. Ancient Greekῐ̓όν (ĭón)
  9. Ancient Greekἀνῐόν (anĭón)
  10. Englishanion
  11. English todayanionize

From anion + -ize.

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