Where does “corpuscular” come from?
Corpuscular derives from Late Latin corpuscularis, diminutive of corpusculum, itself from Latin corpus meaning "body."
corpuscular (English): Of, pertaining to, or composed of corpuscles;...
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or composed of corpuscles;...
Ancestry of “corpuscular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ar | Of, near, or pertaining to; Forming nouns such as... |
| 2 | Middle English | -ar | — |
| 3 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |