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Where does “Nanos” come from?
Nanos (English) comes from Greek νάνος, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος — dwarf.
Ancestry of “Nanos”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Greek
νάνος
dwarf; dwarf, dwarf star
2
Ancient Greek
νᾶνος
dwarf
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