Where does “microparticule” come from?

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

microparticule (French): microparticle

Definitions

  1. microparticle

Ancestry of “microparticule”, 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

Words derived from “microparticule”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin pars →