Etymology

superaerodynamics

Today it means: The aerodynamics of very rarefied gases (typically air at very high altitude) Full definition →

English aerodynamics ← French dynamique ← Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  9. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  10. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
  11. Ancient Greekἀέρος (aéros)
  12. Englishaero-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  14. Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
  15. Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
  16. Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
  17. Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
  18. Frenchdynamique
  19. Englishdynamic
  20. Englishdynamics
  21. Englishaerodynamics
  22. English todaysuperaerodynamics

From super- + aerodynamics.

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