Where does “nanowhisker” come from?

nanowhisker (English) comes from English nano, from English nano-, from Latin nānus, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος — dwarf.

nanowhisker (English): A nanoscale whisker

Definitions

  1. A nanoscale whisker

Ancestry of “nanowhisker”, step by step

nanowhisker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnanoNanotechnology
2Englishnano-API; In the International System of Units and...
3Latinnānusdwarf
4Ancient Greekνᾶνοςdwarf

via English whisker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwhiskerThat part of the beard which grows upon the sides...
2Middle Englishwisker—
Every word from Ancient Greek νᾶνος →Every word from English nano- →Every word from English nano →