Where does “nanographene” come from?
nanographene (English) comes from English graphene, from English graphite, from German graphit, from German -it, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
nanographene (English): Used attributively to describe nanostructures...
Definitions
- Used attributively to describe nanostructures...
Ancestry of “nanographene”, step by step
nanographene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English graphene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | graphene | Any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon having the... |
| 2 | English | graphite | An allotrope of carbon, consisting of planes of... |
| 3 | German | graphit | graphite form of carbon |
| 4 | German | -it | -ite |
| 5 | French | -ité | Alternative form of -té, giving a quality or... |
| 6 | Latin | -īta | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |