Where does “античастица” come from?
античастица (Russian) comes from Russian части́ца, from Russian часть, from Old Church Slavonic чѧсть, from Proto-Slavic čęstь — part.
античастица (Russian): antiparticle
Ancestry of “античастица”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | части́ца | fraction, particle |
| 2 | Russian | часть | part; share; piece |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | чѧсть | part; piece |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | čęstь | part |