Etymology

sonodynamic

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Today it means: That is activated by sound (or by ultrasound) Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swenh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*swónh₂os
  3. Latinsonus
  4. Englishsono-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  6. Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
  7. Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
  8. Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
  9. Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
  10. Frenchdynamique
  11. Englishdynamic
  12. English todaysonodynamic

From sono- + dynamic.

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