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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

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