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
- nanoscale asperity or roughness
Ancestry of “nanoasperity”, step by step
nanoasperity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English asperity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | asperity | The quality of being harsh or severe in the way... |
| 2 | Middle English | asprete | — |
| 3 | Old French | aspreté | — |
| 4 | Latin | asperitatem | accusative singular of asperitās |
| 5 | Latin | -itās | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |