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Where does “nanoasperity” come from?

nanoasperity (English) comes from English asperity, from Middle English asprete, from Old French aspreté, from Latin asperitatem, from Latin -itās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

nanoasperity (English): nanoscale asperity or roughness

Definitions

  1. nanoscale asperity or roughness

Ancestry of “nanoasperity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishasperityThe quality of being harsh or severe in the way...
2Middle Englishasprete—
3Old Frenchaspreté—
4Latinasperitatemaccusative singular of asperitās
5Latin-itās—
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
8Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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