Where does “nanogranule” come from?
nanogranule (English) comes from English granule, from French granule, from Latin grānulum, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
nanogranule (English): A nanosized granule
Definitions
- A nanosized granule
Ancestry of “nanogranule”, step by step
nanogranule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English granule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | granule | A tiny grain, a small particle; A small structure... |
| 2 | French | granule | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Latin | grānulum | granule (small grain) |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |