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Where does “dynamo” come from?

dynamo (Dutch) comes from English dynamo, from German dynamoelektrische Maschine, from Ancient Greek δύναμις, from Ancient Greek δύναμαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dunamai.

dynamo (Dutch): dynamo

Definitions

  1. dynamo

Ancestry of “dynamo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdynamoAn electricity generator, a dynamo-electric...
2Germandynamoelektrische Maschine—
3Ancient Greekδύναμιςpower, might, strength; ability, skill; power,...
4Ancient Greekδύναμαιdeponent; to be able, capable, strong enough to...
5Proto-Hellenic*dunamai—

Words derived from “dynamo”

  • dinamo
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