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Where does “nanoelemental” come from?

nanoelemental (English) comes from English nanoelement, from English element, from Middle English element, from Old French element, from Latin elementum, from Ancient Greek στοιχεῖον, from Ancient Greek στοῖχος, from Proto-Hellenic stóikʰos — to go; to climb.

nanoelemental (English): of, or pertaining to a nanoelement

Definitions

  1. of, or pertaining to a nanoelement

Ancestry of “nanoelemental”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnanoelementAn individual element of a nanosystem
2EnglishelementOne of the simplest or essential parts or...
3Middle Englishelement—
4Old Frenchelement—
5Latinelementumone of four elements that composed the world;...
6Ancient Greekστοιχεῖονone of a row; one of a series, a component part,...
7Ancient Greekστοῖχοςrow in an ascending series; a line of poles...
8Proto-Hellenicstóikʰos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanstóygʰ-os—
10Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- →