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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)
- atom (in classical philosophy, a tiny indivisible unit)
Descendants
- French: atome (see there for further descendants)
- → Middle English: attome
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