particle的词源

英文词源

particle

particle: see parcel

particle (n.)

late 14c., "small part or pision of a whole, minute portion of matter," from Latin particula "little bit or part, grain, jot," diminutive of pars (genitive partis) "part;" see part (n.). Particle physics attested from 1969. In construction, particle board (1957) is so called because it is made from chips and shavings of wood.

中文词源

particle：颗粒，微粒；物质的极微量 

词根词缀： -part-分,局部 + -icle名词词尾

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：particle 词源，particle 含义。

particle：个体，颗粒，微粒

来自part,部分，-icle,小词后缀。即小部分，引申词义个体，颗粒，微粒。