Where does “nanoswitch” come from?

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

nanoswitch (English): A nanoscale switch

Definitions

  1. A nanoscale switch

Ancestry of “nanoswitch”, step by step

nanoswitch 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 switch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishswitchA device to turn electric current on and off or...
2Middle Dutchswijchtwig
Every word from Ancient Greek νᾶνος →Every word from English nano- →Every word from English nano →