Where does “nanocrystalline” come from?
Nanocrystalline comes from English nano- combined with crystalline, which derives from Latin crystallinus, from Ancient Greek κρυστάλλινος, ultimately from κρύσταλλος meaning ice.
nanocrystalline (English): Of, pertaining to, or composed of nanocrystals
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or composed of nanocrystals
Ancestry of “nanocrystalline”, step by step
nanocrystalline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crystalline
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crystalline | Of, relating to, or composed of crystals; Having... |
| 2 | Middle English | cristallyn | — |
| 3 | Old French | cristallin | — |
| 4 | Latin | crystallinus | crystal; resembling crystal; crystalline |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρυστάλλινος | icy; of crystal |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρύσταλλος | ice; rock crystal |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κρύος | cold, chilliness; frost; ice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krews- | to form a crust, begin to freeze |