Where does “nanotube” come from?
Nanotube is a modern English compound of nano- and tube, where tube derives from Middle French tube, Latin tubus, and Latin tuba, a trumpet or pipe.
nanotube (English): Shortening of carbon nanotube; A carbon molecule,...
Definitions
- Shortening of carbon nanotube; A carbon molecule,...
Ancestry of “nanotube”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tube | Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape;... |
| 2 | Middle French | tube | conduit; canal; pipe |
| 3 | Latin | tubus | tube, pipe; trumpet used at sacrifices |
| 4 | Latin | tuba | A long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube |