Morpheme
Positron
Type
free base
Denotation
antimatter equivalent of an electron with the same mass but a positive charge
Etymology
1932 coinage by American physicist Carl Anderson from blend of positive (<Pose + -it(e) + -ive>) + electron (from blend of electric + ion)
Evidence
positron, positronic, positrons, spositron
See Also
Pose, -it(e) [-ite, -it], Electr, Ion, Positr