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Where does “nanocolumnar” come from?

nanocolumnar (English) comes from English columnar, from Latin columnaris, from Latin columna, from Proto-Italic kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.

nanocolumnar (English): Having the form of a nanocolumn

Definitions

  1. Having the form of a nanocolumn

Ancestry of “nanocolumnar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcolumnarHaving the shape of a column; Constructed with...
2Latincolumnaris—
3Latincolumnacolumn, pillar; waterspout; column as in a book
4Proto-Italickolamen—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze
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