Where does “subnanoscale” come from?
subnanoscale (English) comes from English nanoscale, from English scale, from Middle English scale, from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.
subnanoscale (English): On a scale that is smaller than nanoscale
Definitions
- On a scale that is smaller than nanoscale
Ancestry of “subnanoscale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nanoscale | On a scale measured in nanometers; A measuring... |
| 2 | English | scale | A ladder; a series of steps; a means of... |
| 3 | Middle English | scale | flake |
| 4 | Latin | scāla | ladder |
| 5 | Latin | scandere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | scandō | to climb, ascend, mount |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | to jump up, ascend |