Where does “nanogauss” come from?

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

nanogauss (English): A CGS unit of magnetic field strength equal to 10−9 gauss symbol

Definitions

  1. A CGS unit of magnetic field strength equal to 10−9 gauss symbol

Ancestry of “nanogauss”, step by step

nanogauss 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 Gauss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGaussmost commonly referring to German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855)
2GermanGauß—
Every word from Ancient Greek νᾶνος →Every word from English nano- →Every word from English nano →