Where does “girodina” come from?
girodina (Catalan) comes from Italian aerodina, from English aerodyne, from English aerodynamic, from English dynamic, from French dynamique, from Ancient Greek δυναμικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός — -y, -ic.
girodina (Catalan): rotorcraft
Definitions
- rotorcraft
Ancestry of “girodina”, step by step
girodina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian aerodina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | aerodina | aerodyne |
| 2 | English | aerodyne | A heavier-than-air aircraft, deriving its lift... |
| 3 | English | aerodynamic | of, or relating to the science of aerodynamics;... |
| 4 | English | dynamic | Changing; active; in motion; Powerful; energetic;... |
| 5 | French | dynamique | dynamic, energetic; dynamics |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δυναμικός | able, powerful |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Catalan gir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | gir | spin; transfer |