Where does “nanoparticular” come from?
nanoparticular (English) comes from English nano, from English nano-, from Latin nānus, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος — dwarf.
nanoparticular (English): nanoparticulate
Definitions
- nanoparticulate
Ancestry of “nanoparticular”, step by step
nanoparticular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nano | Nanotechnology |
| 2 | English | nano- | API; In the International System of Units and... |
| 3 | Latin | nānus | dwarf |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νᾶνος | dwarf |
via English particular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | particular | Pertaining only to a part of something; partial;... |
| 2 | French | particularisme | particularism; quirk |