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
- nanoscale polycrystalline
Ancestry of “nanopolycrystalline”, step by step
nanopolycrystalline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English polycrystalline
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | polycrystalline | Composed of an aggregate of very small crystals... |
| 2 | English | crystalline | Of, relating to, or composed of crystals; Having... |
| 3 | Middle English | cristallyn | — |
| 4 | Old French | cristallin | — |
| 5 | Latin | crystallinus | crystal; resembling crystal; crystalline |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρυστάλλινος | icy; of crystal |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κρύσταλλος | ice; rock crystal |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κρύος | cold, chilliness; frost; ice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krews- | to form a crust, begin to freeze |