Etymology

nanoengineer

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Today it means: An engineer who specializes in nanoengineering. Full definition →

English engineer ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishengineer
  5. English todaynanoengineer

From nano- + engineer.

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