Where does “nanoellipse” come from?
nanoellipse (English) comes from English ellipse, from French ellipse, from Latin ellīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις, from Ancient Greek ἐλλείπω, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
nanoellipse (English): A nanoscale ellipse
Definitions
- A nanoscale ellipse
Ancestry of “nanoellipse”, step by step
nanoellipse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ellipse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ellipse | A closed curve, the locus of a point such that... |
| 2 | French | ellipse | ellipse; ellipsis |
| 3 | Latin | ellīpsis | ellipsis |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔλλειψις | A falling short, defect; The conic section: an... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐλλείπω | to fall short, omit; I fall short, leave out; I... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |