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Where does “antitriplet” come from?

antitriplet (English) comes from English triplet, from English triple, from Middle English triple, from Latin triplus, from Proto-Italic *triplos.

antitriplet (English): The antiparticle of a specified triplet

Definitions

  1. The antiparticle of a specified triplet

Ancestry of “antitriplet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtripletA group of three; One of a group of three; One of...
2EnglishtripleMade up of three related elements, often...
3Middle Englishtriple—
4Latintriplusthreefold, triple
5Proto-Italic*triplos—
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