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Where does “nanotechnology” come from?

Nanotechnology comes from English nano- combined with technology, which derives from Ancient Greek τέχνη and -λογία, ultimately from λόγος meaning "word" or "speech" and the root λέγω meaning "to speak," tracing back to Proto-Indo-European leǵ-.

nanotechnology (English): The science and technology of creating...

Definitions

  1. The science and technology of creating...

Ancestry of “nanotechnology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtechnologyThe organization of knowledge for practical...
2Ancient Greekτεχνολογίαsystematic treatment of grammar
3Ancient Greekτεχνολόγοςtreating by rules of art; writer on the art of...
4Ancient Greekτέχνηcraft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile
5Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
6Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
7Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “nanotechnology”

  • nanotech
  • bionanotechnology
  • nanotechnologist
  • ナノテク
  • ナノテクノロジー
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