Etymology of the English word particle
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
*perÉ™-Derivations in English
antiparticle,
quasiparticle,
partonCognates
Dutch
partikel, French
particule, German
Partikel, Norwegian
partikkel, Swedish
partikelUsage
Word found in Modern English
