Etymology

nanobiodiagnostics

Today it means: nanoscale biodiagnostics Full definition →

English biodiagnostics ← Ancient Greek δῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós) ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tis
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  5. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  6. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  7. Englishbio-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  9. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  11. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  12. Ancient Greekδια- (dia-)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  15. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  16. Ancient Greekγῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō)
  17. Ancient Greekδῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō)
  18. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
  19. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  20. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃tis
  22. Ancient Greekγνῶσις (gnôsis)
  23. Ancient Greekγνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós)
  24. Ancient Greekδῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós)
  25. Englishdiagnostic
  26. Englishdiagnostics
  27. Englishbiodiagnostics
  28. English todaynanobiodiagnostics

From nano- + biodiagnostics.

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