Where does “nanohoop” come from?

nanohoop (English) comes from English hoop, from Old French huppe, from Latin upupa, from Old Saxon uppa, from Old Norse á, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

nanohoop (English): A nanoscale hoop, typically constructed from...

Definitions

  1. A nanoscale hoop, typically constructed from...

Ancestry of “nanohoop”, step by step

nanohoop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hoop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhoopA circular band of metal used to bind a barrel; A...
2Old Frenchhuppe
3Latinupupahoopoe
4Old Saxonuppaabove
5Old Norseáriver; Alternative form of ær; on
6Proto-Norseᚨᚾon
7Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English nano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnanoNanotechnology
2Englishnano-API; In the International System of Units and...
3Latinnānusdwarf
4Ancient Greekνᾶνοςdwarf

Words derived from “nanohoop

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-
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