Morpheme
-on
Type
suffix
Denotation
Ancient Greek singular noun suffix, scientific suffix (physics, mathematics, biology, genetics, chemistry) (plural -a)
Etymology
Ancient Greek -on, often via Latin
Evidence
anacoluthon, automaton, blepharon, boron, boson, carbon, citron, colon, electron, etymon, ganglion, gnomon, hexon, inflaton, klepton, lepton, lexicon, moron, photon, pluton, proton, silicon, strangeonium
Notes
Hoffmann suffix
