Where does “nanociliate” come from?

nanociliate (English) comes from English ciliate, from Latin ciliatus, from Latin cilium, from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

nanociliate (English): A nanosized ciliate

Definitions

  1. A nanosized ciliate

Ancestry of “nanociliate”, step by step

nanociliate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ciliate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishciliateCiliated; Of or pertaining to the eyelash; Any of...
2LatinciliatusHaving cilia
3Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
4Proto-Italic*keljom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via English nano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnanoNanotechnology
2Englishnano-API; In the International System of Units and...
3Latinnānusdwarf
4Ancient Greekνᾶνοςdwarf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m →Every word from Proto-Italic *keljom →