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Where does “bionanomaterial” come from?

bionanomaterial (English) comes from English nanomaterial, from English material, from Middle English material, from Late Latin materialis, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

bionanomaterial (English): Any nanomaterial of biological origin

Definitions

  1. Any nanomaterial of biological origin

Ancestry of “bionanomaterial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnanomaterialAny material having a structure that has been...
2EnglishmaterialHaving to do with matter; consisting of matter;...
3Middle EnglishmaterialExtant in matter or having physical form;...
4Late Latinmaterialismaterial
5Latinmāteria—
6Latinmāter—
7Proto-Italicmātērmother
8Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →