Particular
/pɑːrˈtɪkjələr/noun
Relating to a single person or thing; specific, special, or distinct from others.
Did you know?Its roots go back to Latin *particulāris*, from *particula* meaning “a small part,” and English later used it in logic, law, and medicine to mean something singled out from the whole.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*per-
“to divide, share, or apportion”
Latin
Latin
pars, partis
“a part, share, or portion”
Late Latin
Latin
particulāris
“of a small part; partial, specific”
Old French
Old French
particulier
“individual, special, separate”
Middle English
English
particuler
“special, individual, distinct”
Modern English
English
particular
“specific; separate; exact; distinctive”