Where does “nanoelectromechanical system” come from?
nanoelectromechanical system (English) comes from English system, from Late Latin systema, from Ancient Greek σύστημα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
nanoelectromechanical system (English): An electromechanical system with nanometre-sized...
Definitions
- An electromechanical system with nanometre-sized...
Ancestry of “nanoelectromechanical system”, step by step
nanoelectromechanical system traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English system
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | system | A collection of organized things; a whole... |
| 2 | Late Latin | systema | harmony; musical scale; set of celestial objects;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σύστημα | a whole made of several parts or members, system;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via English nanoelectromechanical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nanoelectromechanical | Describing any electromechanical device or system... |
| 2 | English | electromechanical | Related to both electricity and mechanics; An... |
| 3 | English | electro- | electricity or electrical; electronic and/or... |
| 4 | Latin | ēlectrum | amber |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἤλεκτρον | amber; alloy of gold and silver, electrum |