Latin

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Etymology

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From pār (equal, alike) +‎ -culus (diminutive ending). Attested in the Lex Salica.[1]

Adjective

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pariculus (feminine paricula, neuter pariculum); first/second-declension adjective (Late Latin)

  1. kindred, similar

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Notes

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Several descendants presuppose a feminine collective noun *paricula, meaning 'pair' or similar. Some derive from the masculine plural pariculī.

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “parĭcŭlus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 7: N–Pas, page 650