Etymology

dynamism

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Today it means: Great energy, drive, force, or power; vigour of body, mind, or personality; oomph or pizzazz. Full definition →

Ancient Greek δύναμις
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromδύναμις“power”
  2. English todaydynamism

From English dynam(ic) (or directly from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”)) + ism.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekδύναμις all →

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