Etymograph

English

holoparticle

From holo- + particle.

Formed from holo- + particle

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘whole’

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂wós

Ancient Greek ὅλος ‘whole, entire’

English holo-

Proto-Italic *partis ‘part’

Latin pars ‘part, piece’

Latin particula ‘small part, particle’

Middle French particule

English particle

Today it means

noun A whole particle (typically of a lipoprotein) that is manipulated as a single entity

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / holoparticle