Morpheme
-ion
Type
suffix
Denotation
noun suffix denoting a state, condition, or action
Etymology
French -ion or Latin -ionem
Evidence
action, affixion, -ation, coercion, expression, fusion, inversion, potion, section, station, suffixion, suspicion, union
Notes
in all words with <cion, sion, tion, xion>, the initial consonant is part of a preceding base or other suffix
