autodynamic

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adjective

Supplying its own power or dynamism

OriginEnglish dynamic ← French dynamique ← Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós) →
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Meanings

adjectiveautodynamic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSupplying its own power or dynamism

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  5. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  6. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  7. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  8. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  9. Englishauto-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  11. Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
  12. Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
  13. Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
  14. Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
  15. Frenchdynamique
  16. Englishdynamic
  17. Englishautodynamic

From auto- + dynamic.

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Translations

Portuguese autodinâmico
  • autodinâmicosupplying its own power
Cite this entry
APA

autodynamic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autodynamic

MLA

“autodynamic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autodynamic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autodynamic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autodynamic.

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