Etymology

mesonium

M3E1S1O1N1I1U1M3

Today it means: Any exotic atom formed from a meson and an electron. Full definition →

English onium ← Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión) ← Proto-Hellenic *éimi
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Hellenic*métsos
  6. Ancient Greekμέσος (mésos)
  7. Englishmeso-
  8. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  9. Latinēlectrum
  10. New Latinēlectricus
  11. Englishelectric
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  14. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  15. Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
  16. Englishion
  17. Englishelectronbf.
  18. Englishmeson
  19. Englishonium
  20. English todaymesonium

From meson + -onium.

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