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

nanosieve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sieve

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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,...

via English nano

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	nano	Nanotechnology
2	English	nano-	API; In the International System of Units and...
3	Latin	nānus	dwarf
4	Ancient Greek	νᾶνος	dwarf

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyp- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sibi →Every word from Old English sife →