The story
- Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
- Latinnānus
- Englishnano-
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)?
- Proto-Indo-European*demh₂-
- Ancient Greekδαμνάω (damnáō)?
- Ancient Greekἀδάμας (adámas)
- Latinadamās
- Late Latindiamās
- Old Frenchdiamant
- Middle Englishdyamaunt
- Englishdiamond
- English todaynanodiamond
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.