Where does “smartdust” come from?
smartdust (English) comes from English dust, from German dust, from Middle Low German dust, from Old French joste, from Latin juxta, from Latin iuxta, from Proto-Italic jougestād, from Proto-Italic jougestos — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
smartdust (English): A hypothetical network of millimeter-sized remote...
Definitions
- A hypothetical network of millimeter-sized remote...
Ancestry of “smartdust”, step by step
smartdust traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dust | Fine particles; The act of cleaning by dusting;... |
| 2 | German | dust | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | dust | — |
| 4 | Old French | joste | joust |
| 5 | Latin | juxta | Alternative form of iū̆xtā; near to, nigh |
| 6 | Latin | iuxta | nearly; near, close to; just as |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | jougestād | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | jougestos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | jougos | yoked animals, team |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yéwgos | team, pair of yoked animals |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |
via English Smart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Smart | — |
| 2 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 3 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 4 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |