Where does “antiparticule” come from?

antiparticule (French) comes from French particule, from Latin particula, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

antiparticule (French): antiparticle

Definitions

  1. antiparticle

Ancestry of “antiparticule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchparticuleparticle
2Latinparticulasmall part, particle
3Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →