Where does “nanomachinery” come from?
nanomachinery (English) comes from English machinery, from English machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.
nanomachinery (English): Machinery built on a nanoscale; nanomachines
Definitions
- Machinery built on a nanoscale; nanomachines
Ancestry of “nanomachinery”, step by step
nanomachinery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English machinery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | machinery | The machines constituting a production apparatus,... |
| 2 | English | machine | A device that directs and controls energy, often... |
| 3 | Middle French | machine | machine; device |
| 4 | Latin | māchina | contrivance |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |