Where does “particule” come from?

particule (Middle French) comes from Latin particula, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “particule”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	particula	small part, particle
2	Latin	pars	part, side, piece, share; some; faction
3	Proto-Indo-European	per-	before, in front; first; to go through
4	Proto-Indo-European	pr̥tós	passed , crossed

Words derived from “particule”

particle
nanoparticle
interparticle
antiparticle
quasiparticle
microparticle
macroparticle
intraparticle
astroparticle
multiparticle
superparticle
bioparticle
sparticle
pseudoparticle
monoparticle
paraparticle
geoparticle
nanobioparticle
unparticle
ferroparticle
antiquasiparticle
antisparticle
cosmoparticle
glyconanoparticle

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