Idioms for on
Origin of on
before 900; Middle English
on, an, Old English: on, in, to; cognate with Dutch
aan, German
an, Old Norse
ā, Gothic
ana; akin to Greek
aná up, upon (see
ana-)
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH on
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Definition for on (2 of 5)
Definition for on (3 of 5)
ON
Also ON., O.N.
Old Norse.
Ontario, Canada (approved for postal use).
Definition for on (4 of 5)
-on
1
a suffix used in the names of subatomic particles (gluon; meson; neutron), quanta (graviton), and other minimal entities or components (cistron; codon; magneton; photon).
Definition for on (5 of 5)
-on
2
a suffix used in the naming of inert gaseous elements: neon.
Origin of -on
2
≪ Greek
-on, neuter of
-os adj. ending
British Dictionary definitions for on (1 of 4)
Word Origin for on
Old English
an, on; related to Old Saxon
an, Old High German, Gothic
ana
British Dictionary definitions for on (2 of 4)
British Dictionary definitions for on (3 of 4)
ON
abbreviation for
Old Norse
(esp in postal addresses) Ontario
British Dictionary definitions for on (4 of 4)
-on
suffix forming nouns
indicating a chemical substance
interferon; parathion
(in physics) indicating an elementary particle or quantum
electron; photon
(in chemistry) indicating an inert gas
neon; radon
(in biochemistry) a molecular unit
codon; operon
Word Origin for -on
from
ion