Where does “nanofold” come from?

nanofold (English) comes from English fold, from Middle English fold, from Old English fald, from Proto-Germanic faludaz — an enclosed space, enclosure.

nanofold (English): A nanoscale fold (in a protein etc)

Definitions

  1. A nanoscale fold (in a protein etc)

Ancestry of “nanofold”, step by step

nanofold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfoldTo bend over so that it comes in contact with...
2Middle EnglishfoldA pen, enclosure, or shelter for domesticated animals
3Old Englishfald
4Proto-Germanicfaludazan enclosed space, enclosure

via English nano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnanoNanotechnology
2Englishnano-API; In the International System of Units and...
3Latinnānusdwarf
4Ancient Greekνᾶνοςdwarf
Every word from Proto-Germanic faludaz
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