Where does “nanovector” come from?
nanovector (English) comes from English vector, from Latin vector, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
nanovector (English): A nanoscale vector
Definitions
- A nanoscale vector
Ancestry of “nanovector”, step by step
nanovector traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vector
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vector | A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and... |
| 2 | Latin | vector | bearer, carrier; passenger; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |