Where does “nanogypsum” come from?

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

nanogypsum (English): nanoparticulate gypsum

Definitions

  1. nanoparticulate gypsum

Ancestry of “nanogypsum”, step by step

nanogypsum 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 gypsum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgypsumA mineral consisting of hydrated calcium...
2Latingypsumgypsum; a plaster figure
3Ancient Greekγύψοςchalk; cement
Every word from Ancient Greek νᾶνος →Every word from English nano- →Every word from English nano →