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Where does “nanomodified” come from?

nanomodified (English) comes from English modified, from English modify, from Middle English modifien, from Middle French modifier, from Latin modificāre, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

nanomodified (English): modified using nanotechnology

Definitions

  1. modified using nanotechnology

Ancestry of “nanomodified”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmodifiedchanged; altered; simple past tense and past...
2EnglishmodifyTo change part of; To be or become modified; To...
3Middle Englishmodifien—
4Middle Frenchmodifier—
5Latinmodificāre—
6Latinmodusmeasure; bound, limit; manner , way , method
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →