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

  1. rotorcraft

Ancestry of “girodina”, step by step

girodina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian aerodina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianaerodinaaerodyne
2EnglishaerodyneA heavier-than-air aircraft, deriving its lift...
3Englishaerodynamicof, or relating to the science of aerodynamics;...
4EnglishdynamicChanging; active; in motion; Powerful; energetic;...
5Frenchdynamiquedynamic, energetic; dynamics
6Ancient Greekδυναμικόςable, powerful
7Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
8Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
9Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Catalan gir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalangirspin; transfer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Ancient Greek δυναμικός
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