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Where does “partonic” come from?

partonic (English) comes from English parton, from English part, from Middle English part, from Old French partir, from Latin partiō, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

partonic (English): Characteristic of, or composed of partons

Definitions

  1. Characteristic of, or composed of partons

Ancestry of “partonic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpartonAny of the constituent particles making up a...
2EnglishpartA portion; a component; Duty; responsibility; The...
3Middle Englishpartpart
4Old Frenchpartirto leave; to divide up
5Latinpartiō—
6Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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