Etymology

thermion

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Today it means: An electrically charged particle, either an electron or an ion, emitted by a conducting material at high temperatures Full definition →

English ion ← Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión) ← Proto-Hellenic *éimi
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The story

  1. Englishtherm-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  4. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  5. Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
  6. Englishion
  7. English todaythermion

From therm- + ion.

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