Etymology

elastohydrodynamic

Today it means: Describing the effects of the elastic properties of a liquid on its dynamic behaviour Full definition →

English hydrodynamic ← French dynamique ← Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁elh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁l̥h₂-tós
  3. Ancient Greekἐλᾰστός (elăstós)
  4. Englishelasto-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  7. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  8. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  9. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  10. Englishhydro-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  12. Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
  13. Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
  14. Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
  15. Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
  16. Frenchdynamique
  17. Englishdynamic
  18. Englishhydrodynamic
  19. English todayelastohydrodynamic

From elasto- + hydrodynamic.

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