Etymology

zoodynamic

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Today it means: Relating to zoodynamics. Full definition →

English dynamic ← French dynamique ← Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷyéh₃-w-os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ōwós
  4. Ancient Greekζωός (zōós)
  5. Ancient Greekζώῐ̈ον (zṓĭ̈on)
  6. Ancient Greekζῷον (zōîon)
  7. Englishzoo-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
  10. Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
  11. Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
  12. Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
  13. Frenchdynamique
  14. Englishdynamic
  15. English todayzoodynamic

From zoo- + dynamic.

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