Where does “nanovortex” come from?

nanovortex (English) comes from English vortex, from Latin vortex, from Latin vortō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

nanovortex (English): A nanoscale vortex

Definitions

  1. A nanoscale vortex

Ancestry of “nanovortex”, step by step

nanovortex traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vortex

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvortexA whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving...
2Latinvortexwhirlpool, eddy, vortex
3Latinvortō—
4Proto-Italicwertōto turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via English nano

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