The Etymology of Ion Paradox |
Ion Paradox - the words behind the phrase |
A moral or rational dilemma that motivates you to go beyond standard explanations and find a better solution. |
An Ion is an atom or a group of atoms that has acquired a net electric charge. The actual actions of Ions are a bit mysterious. At low pressures negative ions appear to be electrons whereas positive ions appear to be atoms minus an electron. At ordinary pressures each ion seems to include a number of attached molecules. Ions are a way to explain the process of electrical transfer or motion. The Word Ion is the neuter present participle of "ienai" in Greek. It means "To Go" and most experts trace it back to the Sanskrit "ynam", which means "way" (in Buddhism, "mode of knowledge," "vehicle") You also find ion as a suffix in such words as information, clarification, documentation, identification, activation, and participation where it seems to essentially ad action or animation to the word. The "ie" root (Latin) can be found in words like ambient and transient. "Ie" is also the root of the word violet, a color and a flower that seems to aptly illustrate the transient nature of the insights Ion Paradox describes. The suffixed zero-grade form "it" gives us initiate (from Latin initium), entrance, beginning. From this Latin form we also get: companion, itinerary and journey and in the extended form "inus" we find: January or archway for the God of doors. Paradox (Latin paradoxum, from Greek paradoxon) refers to a statement or proposition that is contrary to received and established thought. It usually involves an apparent contradiction that appears absurd, but yet may be true. "Para" means beyond and "Doxa" (think Dogma) means established opinions, thoughts, and ideas. |
