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Etymology of the English word nanotechnology

the English word nanotechnology
derived from the English word technology
derived from the Greek word technologia, τεχνολογία
using the Late Greek suffix -logia, -λογία
derived from the Greek word logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Greek word logia, λογία (a contribution)
derived from the Greek word logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Greek word legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Greek word logia, λογία (a contribution)
derived from the Greek word logos, λόγος (word, speech, topic, treatise, reasoning)
derived from the Greek word legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leg- (to collect, to speak)
derived from the Greek word legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leg- (to collect, to speak)
using the Greek prefix techno-, τεχνο-
derived from the Greek word techne, τέχνη (art, a trade, skill)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *teks-
using the English prefix nano-
derived from the Latin word nanus (dwarf)
derived from the Greek word nanos, νᾶνος

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