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Where does “antipartikel” come from?

antipartikel (Swedish) comes from Swedish anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντί, from Ancient Greek νόμος, from Ancient Greek νέμω, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.

antipartikel (Swedish): antiparticle

Definitions

  1. antiparticle

Ancestry of “antipartikel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishanti-anti-; against, opposite, protecting against
2Ancient Greekἀντίover against, opposite; at the same time as; in...
3Ancient Greekνόμοςusage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain
4Ancient Greekνέμωto deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or...
5Proto-Indo-Europeannémossacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing
6Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take
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