Etymology

ionic

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Today it means: of, relating to, or containing ions Full definition →

English ion ← Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión) ← Proto-Hellenic *éimi
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ionic · adjective1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  4. Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
  5. Englishion
  6. English todayionic

From ion + -ic.

Ionic · adjective, proper noun, noun2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἰωνικός“related to Ionians”
  2. English todayIonic

From Ancient Greek ἰωνικός (iōnikós, “related to Ionians”).

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