Etymology

electromagnetohydrodynamics

Today it means: The study of the interaction of electric and magnetic fields with electrically conducting or magnetic fluids. Full definition →

English magnetohydrodynamics ← French dynamique ← Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)
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  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
  7. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  8. Old Frenchmagnete
  9. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  10. Latinmagnēs
  11. Middle Englishmagnete
  12. Englishmagnet
  13. Englishmagnet-
  14. Englishmagneto-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  17. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  18. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  19. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  20. Englishhydro-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  22. Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
  23. Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
  24. Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
  25. Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
  26. Frenchdynamique
  27. Englishdynamic
  28. Englishdynamics
  29. Englishhydrodynamics
  30. Englishmagnetohydrodynamics
  31. English todayelectromagnetohydrodynamics

From electro- + magnetohydrodynamics.

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