Etymology

dianionic

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Today it means: Relating to a dianion Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  9. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  10. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  13. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  14. Ancient Greekῐ̓όν (ĭón)
  15. Ancient Greekἀνῐόν (anĭón)
  16. Englishanion
  17. Englishanionic
  18. English todaydianionic

From di- + anionic.

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