Where does “nanotubo” come from?

nanotubo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese tubo, from Latin tubus, from Latin tuba — A long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube.

nanotubo (Portuguese): nanotube

Definitions

  1. nanotube

Ancestry of “nanotubo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetubotube; pipe
2Latintubustube, pipe; trumpet used at sacrifices
3LatintubaA long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube
Every word from Latin tubaEvery word from Latin tubusEvery word from Portuguese tubo
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