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Where does “nanobiology” come from?

nanobiology (English) comes from English Biology, from New Latin biologia, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Ancient Greek Γένεσις, from Proto-Hellenic génetis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

nanobiology (English): A branch of biology dealing with nanoscale...

Definitions

  1. A branch of biology dealing with nanoscale...

Ancestry of “nanobiology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBiology—
2New Latinbiologia—
3Ancient Greekβίοςlife
4Ancient GreekΓένεσις—
5Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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