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Where does “aerodynamicist” come from?

aerodynamicist (English) comes from English aerodynamic, from English dynamic, from French dynamique, from Ancient Greek δυναμικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Hellenic *-kos.

aerodynamicist (English): A person who studies aerodynamics

Definitions

  1. A person who studies aerodynamics

Ancestry of “aerodynamicist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishaerodynamicof, or relating to the science of aerodynamics;...
2EnglishdynamicChanging; active; in motion; Powerful; energetic;...
3Frenchdynamiquedynamic, energetic; dynamics
4Ancient Greekδυναμικόςable, powerful
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Hellenic*-kos—
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