Where does “nanorubber” come from?

nanorubber (English) comes from English rubber, from English rub, from Middle English rubben, from Saterland Frisian rubben.

nanorubber (English): A nanocomposite made with nanoscale particles of rubber

Definitions

  1. A nanocomposite made with nanoscale particles of rubber

Ancestry of “nanorubber”, step by step

nanorubber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rubber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrubberPliable material derived from the sap of the...
2EnglishrubAn act of rubbing; A difficulty or problem; A...
3Middle EnglishrubbenTo rub; to move back and forwards on a surface
4Saterland Frisianrubben

via English nano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnanoNanotechnology
2Englishnano-API; In the International System of Units and...
3Latinnānusdwarf
4Ancient Greekνᾶνοςdwarf
Every word from Saterland Frisian rubbenEvery word from Middle English rubbenEvery word from English rub