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Where does “particulièrement” come from?

particulièrement (French) comes from French particulier, from Middle French particulier, from Old French particuler, from Latin particulāris, from Latin particula, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

particulièrement (French): particularly, specifically; especially; in...

Definitions

  1. particularly, specifically; especially; in...

Ancestry of “particulièrement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchparticulierparticular; peculiar; an individual; a specified...
2Middle Frenchparticulierparticular
3Old FrenchparticulerAlternative form of particulier
4Latinparticulāris—
5Latinparticulasmall part, particle
6Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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