Where does “nano” come from?
nano (Spanish) comes from Spanish enano, from Latin nānus, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος — dwarf.
nano (Spanish): man, dude
Ancestry of “nano”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | enano | dwarf, midget, pygmy; dwarf |
| 2 | Latin | nānus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νᾶνος | dwarf |