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Where does “nanoquilt” come from?

nanoquilt (English) comes from English quilt, from Anglo-Norman quilte, from Old French coilte, from Latin culcita, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

nanoquilt (English): A nanomaterial that is an efficient thermal...

Definitions

  1. A nanomaterial that is an efficient thermal...

Ancestry of “nanoquilt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishquiltA bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric...
2Anglo-Normanquilte—
3Old Frenchcoiltecushion; quilt
4Latinculcitamattress, pillow, cushion
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
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