Etymology

pyroelectrodynamics

Today it means: The use of pyroelectric forces to move streams of liquids, especially in order to form patterns of very small spots Full definition →

English electrodynamics ← French dynamique ← Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Latinpyr
  5. Englishpyro-
  6. Frenchélectro-
  7. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  8. Latinēlectrum
  9. Latinelectro-
  10. Englishelectro-
  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. Englishdynamics
  19. Englishelectrodynamics
  20. English todaypyroelectrodynamics

From pyro- + electrodynamics.

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