Etymology

nanosized

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Today it means: Having a size measured in nanometers. Full definition →

English sized ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishsized
  5. English todaynanosized

From nano- + sized.

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