Where does “nanoscale” come from?
Nanoscale combines the prefix nano- from Latin nanus meaning "dwarf" with scale from Latin scala meaning "ladder," ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- meaning "to cut or separate."
nanoscale (English): On a scale measured in nanometers; A measuring...
Definitions
- On a scale measured in nanometers; A measuring...
Ancestry of “nanoscale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | scale | A ladder; a series of steps; a means of... |
| 2 | Middle English | scale | — |
| 3 | Latin | scāla | — |
| 4 | Latin | scandere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | scandō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | — |
Words derived from “nanoscale”