Etymology

dynamically

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Today it means: In a dynamic way: variably, changingly. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English dynamic
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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. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  11. Proto-Germanic*līką
  12. English todaydynamically

From dynamic + -ally.

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