Where does “claytronics” come from?

claytronics (English) comes from English clay, from Middle English cley, from Old English clǣġ, from Proto-West Germanic klaij, from Proto-Germanic klajjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.

claytronics (English): A proposed system of programmable matter consisting of very many nanoscale robots (termed catoms) that would interact to form structures

Definitions

  1. A proposed system of programmable matter consisting of very many nanoscale robots (termed catoms) that would interact to form structures

Ancestry of “claytronics”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclayA mineral substance made up of small crystals of...
2Middle Englishcleyclay, plaster, or earth like clay; Any earth or...
3Old Englishclǣġclay
4Proto-West Germanicklaijclay
5Proto-Germanicklajjazclay
6Proto-Indo-European*gley-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →