Where does “nanolens” come from?

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

nanolens (English): A nanoscale lens

Definitions

  1. A nanoscale lens

Ancestry of “nanolens”, step by step

nanolens 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 lens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlensAn object, usually made of glass, that focuses or...
2Latinlēnslentil
Every word from Ancient Greek νᾶνος →Every word from English nano- →Every word from English nano →