English
protic
From proton + -ic.
A compound of proton + -ic
Proto-Indo-European *pér ‘through’
Proto-Indo-European *pró ‘forwards, before’
Proto-Hellenic *pró
Ancient Greek πρό ‘before, in front of’
Ancient Greek πρῶτον
English proton
Today it means
adj That contains (and can donate or accept) a hydrogen ion (proton).
Sources
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