English
particulate
Particulate comes from New Latin particulātus ‘divided into small parts’, from Classical Latin particula ‘particle’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *partis ‘part’.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*partis‘part’reconstructed
- Classical Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpars‘part, piece’
- Classical Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEparticula‘particle’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900particulātus‘divided into small parts’
- Englishearliest quotation 1918particulate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*partis‘part’reconstructed
- Classical Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpars‘part, piece’
- Classical Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEparticula‘particle’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900particulātus‘divided into small parts’
- Englishearliest quotation 1918particulate
Earliest quotation: 1918, Samuel James Manson Auld, The German Gas Attack […]: “Only after the explosion has particulated the poison and…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- ‘to grant’
empire, expert, experiment, repair, imperial, preparation, parental, para, parity, imperium, imperious, pare, rampart, 37 more
through Classical Latin pars ‘part, piece’
party, participation, participate, depart, partition, parse, impart, repartee, parter, 18 more
through Classical Latin particula ‘particle’
Today it means
adj Composed of separate particles.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *partis / particulate