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
- An optical device for viewing extremely small...
Ancestry of “nanoprobe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | probe | Any of various medical instruments used to... |
| 2 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | probō | — |
| 4 | Latin | Probus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |