Etymology

nanosafety

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Today it means: All the safety issues associated with nanotechnology Full definition →

English safety ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishsafety
  5. English todaynanosafety

From nano- + safety.

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