Verbs ending in -ion

For example: fashion

AnonymousAre the verbs ending in '-ion' from a French origin?
Is there an online access to the complete list of such verbs?

Well, the suffix originally comes from Latin. But French developed from Latin, and English could have taken some of these words indirectly, via Old French rather than Latin.

Dictionary entry:

-ion

Origin: &l

Thanks, AlpheccaStars. The link provides a good start for finding such verbs.

After the completion of the task, the collection of verbs will be posted here.

History of the word fashion

c.1300, "shape, manner, mode," from Old French façon, from Latin. factionem (nom. factio) "group of people acting together," lit. "a making or doing," from facere "to make" (see factitious). Sense of "prevailing custom" is from late 15c.; that of "style of attire" is from 1520s. The verb is fi

AlpheccaStars I don't know of any way to filter out the verbs ending in -ion that came via Old French into English.

It is done, resulting in the following verbs ending in '-ion':

apportion, auction, audition, caption, caution, champion, commission, condition, cushion, decom

That's an excellent job, but there are three in the list that I have never seen used as a verb.

lotion

notion

potion

Raymond P. Ward from New Orleans consulted OED online in 2004 about 'lotion', 'notion', and 'potion', see his arguments concerning "Words ending in -ion" at <http://raymondpward.typepad.com/rainman2/2004/09/words_ending_in.html>;:

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Hi,

I've lived my whole life in English-speaking countries, and I've never encountered those three words used as verbs.

Clive

Thanks, Clive. There are many words which are rarely used.

The verb 'potion' is used more frequently than 'lotion' and 'notion', see:

<http://conjugator.reverso.net/conjugation-english-verb-potion.html>;