Where does “pentaquark” come from?

pentaquark (Italian) comes from Italian quark, 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.

pentaquark (Italian): pentaquark

Definitions

  1. pentaquark

Ancestry of “pentaquark”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianquarkquark
2EnglishquarkIn the Standard Model, an elementary subatomic...
3GermanQuarkquark; nonsense; rubbish; baloney; a quark
4Germantwarc
5Proto-Slavictvьrdъhard, firm, solid
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*twírˀtashard, firm, solid
7Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *twírˀtasEvery word from Proto-Slavic tvьrdъ
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