Where does “particulaire” come from?

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

particulaire (French): particulate; particle

Definitions

  1. particulate; particle

Ancestry of “particulaire”, 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 “particulaire

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin pars