Where does “nanoripple” come from?

nanoripple (English) comes from English ripple, from English rimple, from Middle English rimpel, from Old English hrimpele, from Proto-Germanic hrumpiljǭ, from Proto-Germanic *hrimpaną — to wrinkle, to fold.

nanoripple (English): A nanoscale ripple

Definitions

  1. A nanoscale ripple

Ancestry of “nanoripple”, step by step

nanoripple traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ripple

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrippleA moving disturbance, or undulation, in the...
2EnglishrimpleA wrinkle; To wrinkle or crease
3Middle Englishrimpel—
4Old Englishhrimpele—
5Proto-Germanichrumpiljǭ—
6Proto-Germanic*hrimpanąto wrinkle, to fold

via English nano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnanoNanotechnology
2Englishnano-API; In the International System of Units and...
3Latinnānusdwarf
4Ancient Greekνᾶνοςdwarf
Every word from Proto-Germanic *hrimpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrumpiljǭ →Every word from Old English hrimpele →
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