Etymology

flavordynamics

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Today it means: The theory of the weak interaction in quantum physics. Full definition →

English dynamics ← French dynamique ← Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰleh₁-
  3. Proto-Italic*flāō
  4. Latinflō
  5. Latinflātor
  6. Vulgar Latin*flātor
  7. Old Frenchflaor
  8. Middle Englishsavourinflu.
  9. Middle Englishflavour
  10. Englishflavor
  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. Englishdynamics
  19. English todayflavordynamics

From flavor + dynamics, by analogy with electrodynamics and chromodynamics.

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