Etymology of the English word anion
the English word
anionderived from the English word
ionderived from the Greek word
ion, ἰών, ιον, ἰόν, ἴον
derived from the Greek word
ienai, ἰέναι
using the English prefix
ana-derived from the Greek prefix
ana-, ἀνα-
derived from the Greek word
ana, ἀνά (according to; apart; properly, up; but (by extension) used (distributively) severally, or (locally) at (etc.))
Date
The earliest known usage of anion in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
carbanionUsage
Word found in Modern English
