Etymology

nanotwin

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Today it means: A nanoscale twin (crystal). Full definition →

English twin ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishtwin
  5. English todaynanotwin

From nano- + twin.

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