Where does “micropartícula” come from?

micropartícula (Spanish) comes from Spanish partícula, from Latin particula, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

micropartícula (Spanish): microparticle

Definitions

  1. microparticle

Ancestry of “micropartícula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpartículaparticle
2Latinparticulasmall part, particle
3Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin pars →