Etymology

thermohydrodynamic

Today it means: Relating to differences in temperature and differences in pressure Full definition →

English dynamic ← French dynamique ← Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
  4. Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
  5. Englishthermo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  8. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  9. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  10. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  11. Englishhydro-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  13. Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
  14. Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
  15. Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
  16. Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
  17. Frenchdynamique
  18. Englishdynamic
  19. English todaythermohydrodynamic

From thermo- + hydro- + dynamic.

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