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
- modified using nanotechnology
Ancestry of “nanomodified”, step by step
nanomodified traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English modified
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | modified | changed; altered; simple past tense and past... |
| 2 | English | modify | To change part of; To be or become modified; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | modifien | — |
| 4 | Middle French | modifier | — |
| 5 | Latin | modificāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |