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English word origin

Etymology of Higgs

From Hick + -s. From Hick + the patronymic suffix -s.

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Unnumbered source etymology

Original entry ↗
verb

to make subject to the Higgs mechanism

noun

Ellipsis of Higgs boson, named for Peter Higgs.

adj

pertaining to the Higgs mechanism/Higgs force

name

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Hick + -s. From Hick + the patronymic suffix -s.

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