Where does “nanotorus” come from?

nanotorus (English) comes from English torus, from Latin torus, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

nanotorus (English): A theoretical nanotube bent into a torus, having...

Definitions

  1. A theoretical nanotube bent into a torus, having...

Ancestry of “nanotorus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtorusA topological space which is a product of two...
2Latintorusa swelling, protuberance, bulge, knot; the...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Latin torus →