Etymology

magnetodynamics

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Today it means: The analogy of electrodynamics in the study of dynamic magnetic systems Full definition →

English dynamics ← 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*dewh₂-
  11. Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
  12. Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
  13. Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
  14. Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
  15. Frenchdynamique
  16. Englishdynamic
  17. Englishdynamics
  18. English todaymagnetodynamics

From magneto- + dynamics.

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