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Where does “nanosyringe” come from?

nanosyringe (English) comes from English syringe, from French seringue, from Latin sȳringa, from Latin sȳrinx, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ — pan pipes; catcall, whistle, hiss; mouthpiece of...

nanosyringe (English): A nanoscale syringe

Definitions

  1. A nanoscale syringe

Ancestry of “nanosyringe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsyringeA device used for injecting or drawing fluids...
2Frenchseringuesyringe; first-person singular present indicative...
3Latinsȳringa—
4Latinsȳrinx—
5Ancient Greekσῦριγξpan pipes; catcall, whistle, hiss; mouthpiece of...
Every word from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ →