English
solion
Blend of solution + ion.
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- ‘to cut off’
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Latin solvō ‘loosen’
Latin solūtiō ‘the act of loosening or unfastening someone…’
Old French solucion ‘payment of a debt’
Middle English solucioun ‘the answer to or explanation for a problem’
English solution
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- ‘to go’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti ‘to go, to be going’
Proto-Hellenic *éimi ‘to go’
Ancient Greek εἶμι ‘I go’
Ancient Greek ἰόν ‘going’
English ion
Today it means
noun An electrochemical device of the 1950s, intended to replace the transistor in certain situations, and using ions rather than electrons to carry electrical charge.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “solion”. 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.
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