Etymology

protonate

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Today it means: To add one or more protons to (a molecule, ion or radical). Full definition →

English proton ← Ancient Greek πρῶτον (prôton) ← Proto-Indo-European *pró
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
  5. Ancient Greekπρῶτον (prôton)
  6. Englishproton
  7. English todayprotonate

From proton + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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