Etymology

aerohydrodynamic

Today it means: Acting by the force of air and water. Full definition →

English hydrodynamic ← French dynamique ← Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  4. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
  5. Ancient Greekἀέρος (aéros)
  6. Englishaero-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  9. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  10. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  11. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  12. Englishhydro-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  14. Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
  15. Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
  16. Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
  17. Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
  18. Frenchdynamique
  19. Englishdynamic
  20. Englishhydrodynamic
  21. English todayaerohydrodynamic

From aero- + hydrodynamic.

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