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Where does “íoschuarc” come from?

íoschuarc (Irish) comes from Irish cuarc, from English quark, from German Quark, from German twarc, from Proto-Slavic tvьrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *twírˀtas, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

íoschuarc (Irish): down quark

Definitions

  1. down quark

Ancestry of “íoschuarc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcuarcquark
2EnglishquarkIn the Standard Model, an elementary subatomic...
3GermanQuarkquark; nonsense; rubbish; baloney; a quark
4Germantwarc—
5Proto-Slavictvьrdъhard, firm, solid
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*twírˀtas—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir
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