Etymology

nanodiagnosis

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Today it means: medical diagnosis by means of nanotechnology Full definition →

English diagnosis ← Latin diagnōsis ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  5. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  7. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  8. Ancient Greekδια- (dia-)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  11. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  12. Ancient Greekγῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō)
  13. Ancient Greekδῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō)
  14. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
  15. Latindiagnōsis
  16. Englishdiagnosis
  17. English todaynanodiagnosis

From nano- + diagnosis.

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