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-1‘to go’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éyti1‘to go, to be going’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*éimi1‘to go’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῐ̓όν1ĭón
  5. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀνῐόν1anĭón
  6. English1500–presentanion1
  7. Englishtodayanionize1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English anionize

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁ey-Wiktionary, English anionize‘to go’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éytiWiktionary, English anionize‘to go, to be going’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*éimiWiktionary, English anionize‘to go’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῐ̓όνWiktionary, English anionizeĭón
  5. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀνῐόνWiktionary, English anionizeanĭón
  6. English1500–presentanionWiktionary, English anionize
  7. EnglishtodayanionizeWiktionary, English anionize

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.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “anionize”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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

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