Etymology

nanorod

N1A1N1O1R1O1D2

Today it means: A nanosized rod. Full definition →

English rod ← Middle English rodde ← Old English *rodd
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Old English*rodd
  5. Middle Englishrodde
  6. Englishrod
  7. English todaynanorod

From nano- + rod.

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