Etymology

nanogeometry

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Today it means: nanoscale geometry (topographical features) Full definition →

English geometry ← Middle English gemetry ← Old French geometrie
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*gaya
  5. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
  6. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
  7. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  10. Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
  11. Ancient Greekγεωμετρῐ́ᾱ (geōmetrĭ́ā)
  12. Latingeōmetria
  13. Old Frenchgeometrie
  14. Middle Englishgemetry
  15. Englishgeometry
  16. English todaynanogeometry

From nano- + geometry.

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