Where does “nanoparticulaire” come from?
nanoparticulaire (French) comes from French nanoparticule, from French particule, from Latin particula, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
nanoparticulaire (French): nanoparticulate
Ancestry of “nanoparticulaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | nanoparticule | nanoparticle |
| 2 | French | particule | particle |
| 3 | Latin | particula | small part, particle |
| 4 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |