Where does “nanocable” come from?

nanocable (English) comes from English cable, from Middle English cable, from Old Northern French cable, from Latin capulum, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

nanocable (English): A nanoscale cable

Definitions

  1. A nanoscale cable

Ancestry of “nanocable”, step by step

nanocable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcableA long object used to make a physical connection;...
2Middle EnglishcableA cable or strong rope; Any kind of rope or...
3Old Northern Frenchcable
4Latincapulumhandle; hilt; halter, lasso
5Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via English nano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnanoNanotechnology
2Englishnano-API; In the International System of Units and...
3Latinnānusdwarf
4Ancient Greekνᾶνοςdwarf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-
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