Etymology

multiparticle

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Today it means: Involving more than two particles. Full definition →

English particle ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Englishparticle
  7. English todaymultiparticle

From multi- + particle.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.