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For questions about the history and/or rationale behind the names of objects or groups of objects.

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Where did the naming structure of particles come from (suffix -on)?

This is a question about etymology. It all started with the genuine Greek words anion “going up” and kation “going down”, both neuter participles of the verb “to go” with different preverbs: an(a)- an …
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Why does the start of the calendar year not correspond to a natural event?

There are calendars where the New Year does correspond with a “natural” (or more specifically: astronomical) event. In luni-solar calendars (Babylonian, Ancient Greek, Chinese, Jewish, Indian etc.) th …
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