Where does “nanomolecule” come from?

nanomolecule (English) comes from English molecule, from French molécule, from New Latin molecula, from Latin mōlēs — multitude, mass (of material).

nanomolecule (English): Any nanoparticle composed of a single molecule

Definitions

  1. Any nanoparticle composed of a single molecule

Ancestry of “nanomolecule”, step by step

nanomolecule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English molecule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmoleculeThe smallest particle of a specific element or...
2Frenchmoléculemolecule
3New Latinmoleculaa molecule; molecule
4Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)

via English nano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnanoNanotechnology
2Englishnano-API; In the International System of Units and...
3Latinnānusdwarf
4Ancient Greekνᾶνοςdwarf
Every word from Latin mōlēs →Every word from New Latin molecula →Every word from French molécule →