Where does “nanopolyplex” come from?

nanopolyplex (English) comes from English polyplex, from English complex, from French complexe, from Latin complexus, from Latin complector, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

nanopolyplex (English): A nanoscale polyplex particle

Definitions

  1. A nanoscale polyplex particle

Ancestry of “nanopolyplex”, step by step

nanopolyplex traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English polyplex

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpolyplexAny complex of a polymer and DNA, especially one...
2EnglishcomplexMade up of multiple parts; composite; not simple;...
3Frenchcomplexecomplex
4Latincomplexusembraced; surrounded; An embrace
5LatincomplectorI embrace or hug; I encircle; I include or...
6Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English nano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnanoNanotechnology
2Englishnano-API; In the International System of Units and...
3Latinnānusdwarf
4Ancient Greekνᾶνοςdwarf
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