Etymology

hydrodynamicist

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Today it means: One who studies hydrodynamics. Full definition →

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

From hydrodynamic + -ist.

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