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Where does “nanotoxicological” come from?

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

nanotoxicological (English): Relating to nanotoxicology

Definitions

  1. Relating to nanotoxicology

Ancestry of “nanotoxicological”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnanoNanotechnology
2Englishnano-API; In the International System of Units and...
3Latinnānus—
4Ancient Greekνᾶνοςdwarf
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