Where does “nanowell” come from?

nanowell (English) comes from English well, from Middle English wellen, from Old English weallan, from Proto-Germanic wallaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

nanowell (English): A nanoscale well (in a laboratory equipment)

Definitions

  1. A nanoscale well (in a laboratory equipment)

Ancestry of “nanowell”, step by step

nanowell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English well

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwellAccurately, competently, satisfactorily;...
2Middle Englishwellento boil, to bubble
3Old Englishweallanto well
4Proto-Germanicwallanąto well up, spring out, bubble forth
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

via English nano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnanoNanotechnology
2Englishnano-API; In the International System of Units and...
3Latinnānusdwarf
4Ancient Greekνᾶνοςdwarf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-Every word from Proto-Germanic wallaną