Where does “nanotunneling” come from?
nanotunneling (English) comes from English tunneling, from English tunnel, from French tonnelle, from French tonne, from Latin tunna, from Proto-Celtic tondā, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.
nanotunneling (English): The creation of nanotunnels
Definitions
- The creation of nanotunnels
Ancestry of “nanotunneling”, step by step
nanotunneling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tunneling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tunneling | The act of burrowing a tunnel; The practice of... |
| 2 | English | tunnel | An underground or underwater passage; A passage... |
| 3 | French | tonnelle | arbour |
| 4 | French | tonne | tonne, metric ton; ton; first-person singular... |
| 5 | Latin | tunna | tun, box |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | tondā | skin; surface, skin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |