Where does “lepton” come from?

lepton (Dutch) comes from Ancient Greek λεπτόν, from Ancient Greek λεπτός, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

lepton (Dutch): lepton

Definitions

lepton

Ancestry of “lepton”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	λεπτόν	neuter nominative singular of λεπτός; neuter...
2	Ancient Greek	λεπτός	peeled, husked; fine-grained; thin, lean
3	Ancient Greek	-τός	creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
4	Proto-Indo-European	-tós	Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems

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