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Where does “nanopolycrystalline” come from?

nanopolycrystalline (English) comes from English polycrystalline, from English crystalline, from Middle English cristallyn, from Old French cristallin, from Latin crystallinus, from Ancient Greek κρυστάλλινος, from Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος, from Ancient Greek κρύος — to form a crust, begin to freeze.

nanopolycrystalline (English): nanoscale polycrystalline

Definitions

  1. nanoscale polycrystalline

Ancestry of “nanopolycrystalline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpolycrystallineComposed of an aggregate of very small crystals...
2EnglishcrystallineOf, relating to, or composed of crystals; Having...
3Middle Englishcristallyn—
4Old Frenchcristallin—
5Latincrystallinuscrystal; resembling crystal; crystalline
6Ancient Greekκρυστάλλινοςicy; of crystal
7Ancient Greekκρύσταλλοςice; rock crystal
8Ancient Greekκρύοςcold, chilliness; frost; ice
9Proto-Indo-Europeankrews-to form a crust, begin to freeze
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