Where does “nanofracture” come from?

nanofracture (English) comes from English nano, from English nano-, from Latin nānus, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος — dwarf.

nanofracture (English): A nanoscale fracture

Definitions

  1. A nanoscale fracture

Ancestry of “nanofracture”, step by step

nanofracture traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnanoNanotechnology
2Englishnano-API; In the International System of Units and...
3Latinnānusdwarf
4Ancient Greekνᾶνοςdwarf

via English fracture

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfractureAn instance of breaking, a place where something...
2Middle Englishfracture—
Every word from Ancient Greek νᾶνος →Every word from English nano- →Every word from English nano →