Where does “nanosieve” come from?
nanosieve (English) comes from English sieve, from Middle English sive, from Old English sife, from Proto-West Germanic sibi, from Proto-Indo-European seyp- — to pour out, trickle, strain; to pour out, drip,...
nanosieve (English): A device that functions as a nanoscale sieve
Definitions
- A device that functions as a nanoscale sieve
Ancestry of “nanosieve”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sieve | A device with a mesh bottom to separate, in a... |
| 2 | Middle English | sive | sieve, riddle, sile; The amount that fits in a... |
| 3 | Old English | sife | sieve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sibi | sieve |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seyp- | to pour out, trickle, strain; to pour out, drip,... |