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Where does “Partikel” come from?

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

Partikel (German): particle; particle, a fragment of the eucharistic...

Definitions

  1. particle; particle, a fragment of the eucharistic...

Ancestry of “Partikel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparticulasmall part, particle
2Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “Partikel”

  • Partikelgröße
  • Nanopartikel
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