Etymology

corpuscular

C3O1R1P3U1S1C3U1L1A1R1

Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or composed of corpuscles; particulate. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English corpuscle
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  1. Englishcorpuscle
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. English todaycorpuscular

From corpuscle + -ar.

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