English
Ion
Ion comes from Ancient Greek Ἴων ‘one of the Ionians’, and goes back to ἰά ‘clamour, shout’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἰάiá‘clamour, shout’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἼωνÍōn‘one of the Ionians’
- EnglishtodayIon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἰάiá‘clamour, shout’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἼωνÍōn‘one of the Ionians’
- EnglishtodayIon
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἰά
Another origin of Ion
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἸωάννης
- Old Church SlavonicmodernІѡаннъ
- Romanianc. 1500–presentIon
- Englishtodaysame form
Today it means
name Son of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἰά / Ion