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Where does “nanopyramid” come from?

nanopyramid (English) comes from English pyramid, from French pyramide, from Old French piramide, from Latin pȳramis, from Ancient Greek πυραμίς, from Ancient Greek -ῐς — a woman pertaining to —; "suffix forming feminine...

nanopyramid (English): A nanosized pyramid

Definitions

  1. A nanosized pyramid

Ancestry of “nanopyramid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpyramidAn ancient massive construction with a square or...
2Frenchpyramidepyramid
3Old Frenchpiramidepyramid
4Latinpȳramis—
5Ancient Greekπυραμίςpyramid; a type of cake
6Ancient Greek-ῐςa woman pertaining to —; "suffix forming feminine...
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