Etymology

dynamo

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Today it means: An electricity generator; a dynamo-electric machine. Full definition →

Ancient Greek δύναμις
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dynamo · noun1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδύναμις“power”
  2. English todaydynamo

A shortening of dynamo-electric machine. The element dynamo- is ultimately from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”).

Dynamo · proper noun2

  1. German · derived fromDynamo
  2. Serbo-Croatian · derived fromDinamo
  3. Russian · derived fromДинамо
  4. English todayDynamo

From Russian Динамо (Dinamo) and cognates in other languages, including Serbo-Croatian Dinamo and German Dynamo.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekδύναμις all →

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