Etymology

gluonic

G2L1U1O1N1I1C3

Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or mediated by gluons. Full definition →

English gluon ← Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión) ← Proto-Hellenic *éimi
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gleyH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*glóh₁ytn̥
  3. Proto-Italic*gloiten
  4. Latinglūten
  5. Late Latinglūs
  6. Old Frenchgl
  7. Middle Englishglew
  8. Englishglue
  9. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  10. Latinēlectrum
  11. New Latinēlectricus
  12. Englishelectric
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  15. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  16. Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
  17. Englishion
  18. Englishelectronbf.
  19. Englishgluon
  20. English todaygluonic

From gluon + -ic.

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