Etymology of the English word antiparticle
the English word
antiparticleusing the English prefix
anti-derived from the New Latin prefix
anti-derived from the Greek prefix
anti-, ἀντι-
derived from the Greek word
anti, ἀντί (against, before, opposite, instead or because of)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*anti-derived from the English word
particlederived from the Latin word
particula (small part, little bit, particle)
derived from the Latin word
pars (part; part, region; share; role; office, function)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perə-Usage
Word found in Modern English
