Where does “nanoshuttle” come from?

nanoshuttle (English) comes from English shuttle, from Middle English shutel, from Old English sċytel, from Proto-Germanic skutilaz.

nanoshuttle (English): A nanoparticle assembly, consisting of gold, iron...

Definitions

  1. A nanoparticle assembly, consisting of gold, iron...

Ancestry of “nanoshuttle”, step by step

nanoshuttle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English shuttle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshuttleA tool used to carry the woof back and forth...
2Middle Englishshutel—
3Old Englishsċyteldart, arrow; a dart, bolt
4Proto-Germanicskutilaz—

via English nano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnanoNanotechnology
2Englishnano-API; In the International System of Units and...
3Latinnānusdwarf
4Ancient Greekνᾶνοςdwarf
Every word from Proto-Germanic skutilaz →