Etymology

superion

S1U1P3E1R1I1O1N1

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

English ion ← Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión) ← Proto-Hellenic *éimi
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  9. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  10. Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
  11. Englishion
  12. English todaysuperion

From super- + ion.

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