Etymology

barodynamics

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Today it means: The science of the support and mechanics of bridges. Full definition →

English dynamics ← French dynamique ← Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷreh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷréh₂us
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gʷarus
  4. Ancient Greekβαρύς (barús)
  5. Ancient Greekβᾰ́ρος (bắros)
  6. Englishbaro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
  9. Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
  10. Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
  11. Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
  12. Frenchdynamique
  13. Englishdynamic
  14. Englishdynamics
  15. English todaybarodynamics

From baro- + dynamics.

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