Etymograph

English

anionize

Anionize comes from Ancient Greek ἀνῐόν, from Proto-Hellenic *éimi ‘to go’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- ‘to go’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁ey-‘to go’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éyti‘to go, to be going’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*éimi‘to go’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῐ̓όνĭón
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀνῐόνanĭón
  6. English1500–presentanion
  7. Englishtodayanionize

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁ey-‘to go’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éyti‘to go, to be going’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*éimi‘to go’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῐ̓όνĭón
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀνῐόνanĭón
  6. English1500–presentanion
  7. Englishtodayanionize

A compound of anion + -ize

Ancient Greek ἀνιών ‘(thing) going up’

English anion

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- ‘to go’

eid, itinerary, iter, 24 more

through Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti ‘to go, to be going’

initial, initiative, transition, ambitious, ambient, initiate, ambition, eyre, initiation, sedition, initiator, ambiance, ambit, 19 more

through Proto-Hellenic *éimi ‘to go’

ion, isthmus, cation, 15 more

Today it means

verb To treat with anions.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- / anionize

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