Etymology

nanoactuator

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Today it means: A nanoscale actuator Full definition →

English actuator ← Medieval Latin āctuātus ← Latin āctuō
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  6. Proto-Italic*agō
  7. Latinagō
  8. Latināctus
  9. Latināctuō
  10. Medieval Latināctuātus
  11. Englishactuate
  12. Englishactuator
  13. English todaynanoactuator

From nano- + actuator.

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