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Where does “nanoprobe” come from?

nanoprobe (English) comes from English probe, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

nanoprobe (English): An optical device for viewing extremely small...

Definitions

  1. An optical device for viewing extremely small...

Ancestry of “nanoprobe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprobeAny of various medical instruments used to...
2Latinprobāre—
3Latinprobō—
4LatinProbus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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