Where does “nanocrystallinity” come from?
nanocrystallinity (English) comes from English crystallinity, from English crystalline, from Middle English cristallyn, from Old French cristallin, from Latin crystallinus, from Ancient Greek κρυστάλλινος, from Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος, from Ancient Greek κρύος — to form a crust, begin to freeze.
nanocrystallinity (English): The condition of being nanocrystalline
Definitions
- The condition of being nanocrystalline
Ancestry of “nanocrystallinity”, step by step
nanocrystallinity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crystallinity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crystallinity | The condition of being crystalline; The degree to... |
| 2 | English | crystalline | Of, relating to, or composed of crystals; Having... |
| 3 | Middle English | cristallyn | — |
| 4 | Old French | cristallin | — |
| 5 | Latin | crystallinus | crystal; resembling crystal; crystalline |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρυστάλλινος | icy; of crystal |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κρύσταλλος | ice; rock crystal |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κρύος | cold, chilliness; frost; ice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krews- | to form a crust, begin to freeze |