Fabian Giesen on Nostr: FUN FACT: the "nano" prefix ultimately descends from Ancient Greek "nanos", which ...
FUN FACT: the "nano" prefix ultimately descends from Ancient Greek "nanos", which means "dwarf".
Consequently, translating "nanotechnology" as "dwarven machinery" is arguably defensible.
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