Where does “nanovehicle” come from?

nanovehicle (English) comes from English vehicle, from French véhicule, from Latin vehiculum, from Latin vehō, from Proto-Italic weɣō, from Proto-Indo-European wéǵʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

nanovehicle (English): A nanoscale vehicle

Definitions

  1. A nanoscale vehicle

Ancestry of “nanovehicle”, step by step

nanovehicle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vehicle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvehicleA conveyance; a device for carrying or...
2Frenchvéhiculevehicle; first-person singular present indicative...
3LatinvehiculumA means of transport; vehicle, conveyance,...
4Latinvehōto carry, bear, convey, transport
5Proto-Italicweɣōto carry, convey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéǵʰetito be transporting
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via English nano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnanoNanotechnology
2Englishnano-API; In the International System of Units and...
3Latinnānusdwarf
4Ancient Greekνᾶνοςdwarf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéǵʰetiEvery word from Proto-Italic weɣō