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

  1. Higgs boson

Ancestry of “boson de Higgs”, step by step

boson de Higgs traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdie; diced slice; thimble
2Middle Frenchdeof; from
3Old Frenchdie
4Latinof; concerning; about
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via French boson

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbosonboson

via English Peter Higgs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPeter Higgs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European póstiEvery word from Proto-Italic posti