Where does “twistronics” come from?

twistronics (English) comes from English Twist, from Middle English twist, from Old English twist, from Proto-Germanic twistaz.

twistronics (English): The study of any of various electronic, optical and mechanical characteristics of two-dimensional materials (such as graphene) associated with a twist introduced between successive layers

Definitions

  1. The study of any of various electronic, optical and mechanical characteristics of two-dimensional materials (such as graphene) associated with a twist introduced between successive layers

Ancestry of “twistronics”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTwistA twisting force
2Middle EnglishtwistThe flat part of a hinge (less specifically the entire hinge)
3Old Englishtwist—
4Proto-Germanictwistaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic twistaz →Every word from Old English twist →Every word from Middle English twist →