Etymology

trianion

T1R1I1A1N1I1O1N1

Today it means: An anion that has three negative charges Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  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. English todaytrianion

From tri- + anion.

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