Where does “nanopartikulär” come from?
nanopartikulär (German) comes from German partikulär, from Italian particolare, from Latin particulāris, from Latin particula, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
nanopartikulär (German): nanoparticulate
Ancestry of “nanopartikulär”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | partikulär | Alternative form of partikular |
| 2 | Italian | particolare | particular, private, personal; singular, unusual,... |
| 3 | Latin | particulāris | — |
| 4 | Latin | particula | small part, particle |
| 5 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |