Etymology

nanodiagnostics

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Today it means: The application of nanotechnology to medical diagnostics Full definition →

English diagnostics ← Ancient Greek δῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós) ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tis
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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. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  16. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃tis
  18. Ancient Greekγνῶσις (gnôsis)
  19. Ancient Greekγνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós)
  20. Ancient Greekδῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós)
  21. Englishdiagnostic
  22. Englishdiagnostics
  23. English todaynanodiagnostics

From nano- + diagnostics.

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