Where does “nanomechatronics” come from?
nanomechatronics (English) comes from English mechatronics, from English mechanics, from Latin mēchanicus, from Ancient Greek μηχανικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
nanomechatronics (English): The application of nanomechanics and...
Definitions
- The application of nanomechanics and...
Ancestry of “nanomechatronics”, step by step
nanomechatronics traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mechatronics
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mechatronics | The synergistic combination of mechanical... |
| 2 | English | mechanics | The branch of physics that deals with the action... |
| 3 | Latin | mēchanicus | engineer |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μηχανικός | ingenious, resourceful; of or pertaining to... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |