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Where does “nanovessel” come from?

nanovessel (English) comes from English vessel, from Middle English vessel, from Old French vaissel, from Late Latin vascellum — a small vase or urn.

nanovessel (English): A nanoscale vessel

Definitions

  1. A nanoscale vessel

Ancestry of “nanovessel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvesselAny craft designed for transportation on water,...
2Middle EnglishvesselA container or vessel; a box for storage; In...
3Old Frenchvaisselvessel
4Late Latinvascelluma small vase or urn
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