Etymology

oligodynamic

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Today it means: That is active in small quantities; used especially to describe the sterilizing effect of some heavy metals against bacteria Full definition →

English dynamic ← French dynamique ← Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)
  2. Englisholigo-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
  5. Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
  6. Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
  7. Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
  8. Frenchdynamique
  9. Englishdynamic
  10. English todayoligodynamic

From oligo- + dynamic.

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