Etymology

magneto-aerodynamics

Today it means: Aerodynamics in the presence of a strong magnetic field. Full definition →

English aerodynamics ← French dynamique ← Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)
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  1. Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
  2. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  3. Old Frenchmagnete
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  5. Latinmagnēs
  6. Middle Englishmagnete
  7. Englishmagnet
  8. Englishmagnet-
  9. Englishmagneto-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  12. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  13. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
  14. Ancient Greekἀέρος (aéros)
  15. Englishaero-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  17. Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
  18. Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
  19. Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
  20. Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
  21. Frenchdynamique
  22. Englishdynamic
  23. Englishdynamics
  24. Englishaerodynamics
  25. English todaymagneto-aerodynamics

From magneto- + aerodynamics.

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