Where does “nanoswarm” come from?

nanoswarm (English) comes from English swarm, from Middle English swarm, from Old English swearm, from Proto-Germanic swarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

nanoswarm (English): A swarm of nanobots

Definitions

  1. A swarm of nanobots

Ancestry of “nanoswarm”, step by step

nanoswarm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English swarm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishswarmA large number of insects, especially when in...
2Middle EnglishswarmA swarm; A large group of people
3Old Englishswearmswarm
4Proto-Germanicswarmazswarm; dizziness
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

via English nano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnanoNanotechnology
2Englishnano-API; In the International System of Units and...
3Latinnānusdwarf
4Ancient Greekνᾶνοςdwarf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr-Every word from Proto-Germanic swarmazEvery word from Old English swearm
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