Etymology

superanion

S1U1P3E1R1A1N1I1O1N1

Today it means: An anion, consisting of a large cluster of atoms, in which the negative charge is spread over many atoms Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  9. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  10. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  13. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  14. Ancient Greekῐ̓όν (ĭón)
  15. Ancient Greekἀνῐόν (anĭón)
  16. Englishanion
  17. English todaysuperanion

From super- + anion.

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