myEtymology.com: English etymology of atomics

Etymology of the English word atomics

the English word atomics

derived from the English word atomic

derived from the English word atom

derived from the Latin word atomus (atom, ultimate component of matter, particle incapable of being divided; indivisible, atomic, that cannot be cut)

derived from the Greek word atomos, ἄτομος (uncut; indivisible (an 'atom' of time))

derived from the Greek word temnein, τέμνω (to cut)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *tem-

using the Greek prefix a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)

using the English suffix -ic

using the English suffix -ics