Etymology

dynamical

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Today it means: dynamic Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English dynamic ← French dynamique
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
  3. Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
  4. Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
  5. Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
  6. Frenchdynamique
  7. Englishdynamic
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. English todaydynamical

From dynamic + -al.

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