Where does “nanosilica” come from?

nanosilica (English) comes from English nano, from English nano-, from Latin nānus, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος — dwarf.

nanosilica (English): nanoparticulate silica

Definitions

  1. nanoparticulate silica

Ancestry of “nanosilica”, step by step

nanosilica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnanoNanotechnology
2Englishnano-API; In the International System of Units and...
3Latinnānusdwarf
4Ancient Greekνᾶνοςdwarf

via English silica

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsilicaSilicon dioxide; Any of the silica group of the...
2New Latinsilica—
3Latinsilexpebble, stone, flint; rock, crag; lava
Every word from Ancient Greek νᾶνος →Every word from English nano- →Every word from English nano →