Etymograph

English

leptoproduction

From lepto- + production.

A compound of lepto- + production

Ancient Greek λέπω ‘I peel’

Ancient Greek λεπτός ‘thin’

English lepto-

Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull’

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Latin prōdūcō ‘to lead or bring forth’

Latin prōductiō ‘prolonging’

Old French production

Middle English produccioun

English production

Today it means

noun The production of leptons, especially by the interaction of other particles

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

Etymograph / leptoproduction