Where does “nanobreak” come from?

nanobreak (English) comes from English break, from Middle English breken, from Old English brecan, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

nanobreak (English): A very brief vacation; a momentary respite from...

Definitions

  1. A very brief vacation; a momentary respite from...

Ancestry of “nanobreak”, step by step

nanobreak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English break

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbreakTo separate into two or more pieces, to fracture...
2Middle Englishbrekento break
3Old Englishbrecanto break; to break into a place
4Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
5Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

via English nano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnanoNanotechnology
2Englishnano-API; In the International System of Units and...
3Latinnānusdwarf
4Ancient Greekνᾶνοςdwarf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brekan →