Etymology

monoanionic

M3O1N1O1A1N1I1O1N1I1C3

Today it means: Having a single negative charge Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  8. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  9. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  12. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  13. Ancient Greekῐ̓όν (ĭón)
  14. Ancient Greekἀνῐόν (anĭón)
  15. Englishanion
  16. Englishanionic
  17. English todaymonoanionic

From mono- + anionic.

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