Etymology

nanolaser

N1A1N1O1L1A1S1E1R1

Today it means: A laser that uses nanowires or similar devices to produce very fine beams of coherent light. Full definition →

English laser ← Latin radiatio ← Middle French émission
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Proto-Germanic*leuhtą
  5. Proto-West Germanic*leuht
  6. Old Englishlēoht
  7. Middle Englishlight
  8. Englishlight
  9. Englishamplification
  10. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tey-?
  11. Latinstimulus
  12. Latinstimulo
  13. Latinstimulatus
  14. Englishstimulate
  15. Englishstimulated
  16. Latinēmittō
  17. Latinēmissiō
  18. Middle Frenchémission
  19. Englishemission
  20. Latinradiatio
  21. Englishradiation
  22. EnglishLASER
  23. Englishlaser
  24. English todaynanolaser

From nano- + laser.

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