attome
Middle English
Alternative forms
- athomus
Etymology
From Middle French athome, from Latin atomus (“smallest particle”), from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible”).
Noun
attome
- atom (fifteen ninety-fourths of a second)
Derived terms
- thome
Descendants
- English: atom
- Scots: atom
References
- “attō̆me, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.