Etymology

sparticle

S1P3A1R1T1I1C3L1E1

Today it means: Any subatomic particle predicted by supersymmetry; the boson equivalent of a known fermion. Full definition →

English particle ← Middle French particule ← Latin particula
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The story

  1. Englishs-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*perh₃-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pérh₃tis?
  4. Proto-Italic*partis
  5. Latinpars
  6. Latinparticula
  7. Middle Frenchparticule
  8. Englishparticle
  9. English todaysparticle

From s- + particle.

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