Where does “ultrananocrystalline” come from?
ultrananocrystalline (English) comes from English nanocrystalline, from English crystalline, from Middle English cristallyn, from Old French cristallin, from Latin crystallinus, from Ancient Greek κρυστάλλινος, from Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος, from Ancient Greek κρύος — to form a crust, begin to freeze.
ultrananocrystalline (English): Having crystals less than nanoscale
Definitions
- Having crystals less than nanoscale
Ancestry of “ultrananocrystalline”, step by step
ultrananocrystalline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nanocrystalline
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nanocrystalline | Of, pertaining to, or composed of nanocrystals |
| 2 | English | crystalline | Of, relating to, or composed of crystals; Having... |
| 3 | Middle English | cristallyn | — |
| 4 | Old French | cristallin | — |
| 5 | Latin | crystallinus | crystal; resembling crystal; crystalline |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρυστάλλινος | icy; of crystal |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κρύσταλλος | ice; rock crystal |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κρύος | cold, chilliness; frost; ice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krews- | to form a crust, begin to freeze |