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Where does “nanotruss” come from?

nanotruss (English) comes from English truss, from Old French trusse, from Old French trousse, from Latin torsus, from Latin tortus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

nanotruss (English): A nanoscale truss, typically formed from a...

Definitions

  1. A nanoscale truss, typically formed from a...

Ancestry of “nanotruss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrussA bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in...
2Old Frenchtrusse—
3Old Frenchtroussepack; bunch, bundle
4Latintorsus—
5Latintortustwisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted
6Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
7Proto-Italic-tus—
8Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →