Where does “boson de Higgs” come from?
boson de Higgs (French) comes from French dé, from Middle French de, from Old French dé, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
boson de Higgs (French): Higgs boson
Definitions
- Higgs boson
Ancestry of “boson de Higgs”, step by step
boson de Higgs traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French dé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dé | die; diced slice; thimble |
| 2 | Middle French | de | of; from |
| 3 | Old French | dé | die |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via French boson
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | boson | boson |
via English Peter Higgs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Peter Higgs | — |