Where does “Nanopartikel” come from?

Nanopartikel (German) comes from German Partikel, from Latin particula, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Nanopartikel (German): nanoparticle

Definitions

  1. nanoparticle

Ancestry of “Nanopartikel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPartikelparticle; particle, a fragment of the eucharistic...
2Latinparticulasmall part, particle
3Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin pars →
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