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

nanotruss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English truss

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

via English nano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnanoNanotechnology
2Englishnano-API; In the International System of Units and...
3Latinnānusdwarf
4Ancient Greekνᾶνοςdwarf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin tortus