Etymology

microhydrodynamic

Today it means: Relating to microhydrodynamics Full definition →

English hydrodynamic ← French dynamique ← Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  7. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  8. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  9. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  10. Englishhydro-
  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. Englishhydrodynamic
  19. English todaymicrohydrodynamic

From micro- + hydrodynamic.

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