Where does “nanodispersed” come from?
nanodispersed (English) comes from English nano, from English nano-, from Latin nānus, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος — dwarf.
nanodispersed (English): dispersed in the form of nanodroplets
Definitions
- dispersed in the form of nanodroplets
Ancestry of “nanodispersed”, step by step
nanodispersed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nano | Nanotechnology |
| 2 | English | nano- | API; In the International System of Units and... |
| 3 | Latin | nānus | dwarf |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νᾶνος | dwarf |
via English dispersed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dispersed | simple past tense and past participle of disperse |