Where does “interparticle” come from?

Interparticle comes from the English particle prefix inter-, from Latin inter- meaning "between," derived from Latin inter, volvere, and volvo, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wel- and welH-.

interparticle (English): Between particles

Definitions

  1. Between particles

Ancestry of “interparticle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparticleA very small piece of matter, a fragment;...
2Middle Frenchparticule—
3Latinparticulasmall part, particle
4Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →
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