Where does “nanobarbell” come from?
nanobarbell (English) comes from English barbell, from English dumbbell, from English dumb, from English damn, from Middle English dampnen, from Old French dampner, from Latin damnō, from Latin damnum — to share, divide.
nanobarbell (English): A nanoparticle in the form of a barbell
Definitions
- A nanoparticle in the form of a barbell
Ancestry of “nanobarbell”, step by step
nanobarbell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English barbell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | barbell | A wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed... |
| 2 | English | dumbbell | A weight training implement consisting of a short... |
| 3 | English | dumb | Unable to speak; lacking power of speech; Silent;... |
| 4 | English | damn | To condemn to hell; To condemn; to declare... |
| 5 | Middle English | dampnen | to damn |
| 6 | Old French | dampner | to damn |
| 7 | Latin | damnō | to discredit, find fault, disapprove, reject |
| 8 | Latin | damnum | damage or injury; loss; a fine |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | dapnom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dh₂pnóm | expense, investment |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |