athome

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Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin atomus, itself borrowed from ἄτομος (átomos). The h is unetymological but not unprecedented in Middle French. Compare autheur (no h in the origin Latin auctor).

Noun

athome m (plural athomes)

  1. atom (in classical philosophy, a tiny indivisible unit)

Descendants

  • French: atome (see there for further descendants)
  • Middle English: attome

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