Etymology

nanomechanically

Today it means: By means of nanomechanisms Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English mechanical
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  5. Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
  6. Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
  7. Latinmēchanicus
  8. Old Frenchmecanique
  9. Middle Englishmechanic
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Middle Englishmechanical
  13. Englishmechanical
  14. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  15. Proto-Germanic*līką
  16. English todaynanomechanically

From nano- + mechanically or from nanomechanical + -ly.

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