Where does “microparticle” come from?

microparticle (English) comes 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.

microparticle (English): An extremely small particle

Definitions

  1. An extremely small particle

Ancestry of “microparticle”, 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

Words derived from “microparticle”

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