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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdédie; diced slice; thimble
2Middle Frenchdeof; from
3Old Frenchdédie
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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