Where does “nanorecorder” come from?

nanorecorder (English) comes from English nano, from English nano-, from Latin nānus, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος — dwarf.

nanorecorder (English): Any nanodevice capable of recording information

Definitions

  1. Any nanodevice capable of recording information

Ancestry of “nanorecorder”, step by step

nanorecorder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nano

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

via English recorder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrecorderAn apparatus for recording; a device which...
2Middle Englishrecorder—
3Middle Englishrecordto practice
Every word from Ancient Greek νᾶνος →Every word from English nano- →Every word from English nano →