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

  1. A nanosized granule

Ancestry of “nanogranule”, step by step

nanogranule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English granule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgranuleA tiny grain, a small particle; A small structure...
2Frenchgranulefirst-person singular present indicative of...
3Latingrānulumgranule (small grain)
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
5Proto-Italic-olos
6Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via English nano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnanoNanotechnology
2Englishnano-API; In the International System of Units and...
3Latinnānusdwarf
4Ancient Greekνᾶνοςdwarf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ulusEvery word from Latin grānulum