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Where does “antisparticle” come from?

antisparticle (English) comes from English sparticle, from English particle, from Middle French particule, from Latin particula, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

antisparticle (English): The antiparticle of a sparticle

Definitions

  1. The antiparticle of a sparticle

Ancestry of “antisparticle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsparticleAny subatomic particle predicted by...
2EnglishparticleA very small piece of matter, a fragment;...
3Middle Frenchparticule—
4Latinparticulasmall part, particle
5Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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