Etymology

nanoelectromechanical

Today it means: Describing any electromechanical device or system whose dimensions are of the order of a nanometer Full definition →

English electromechanical ← Middle English mechanical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Frenchélectro-
  5. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  6. Latinēlectrum
  7. Latinelectro-
  8. Englishelectro-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  10. Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
  11. Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
  12. Latinmēchanicus
  13. Old Frenchmecanique
  14. Middle Englishmechanic
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Middle Englishmechanical
  18. Englishmechanical
  19. Englishelectromechanical
  20. English todaynanoelectromechanical

From nano- + electromechanical.

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