Where does “aerodynamics” come from?
Aerodynamics derives from French aérodynamique, which combines aéro- (from Ancient Greek aero-, meaning air) with dynamique (from English dynamic, from Ancient Greek δυναμικός, meaning powerful or capable of motion, ultimately from δύναμαι, meaning to be able or have power).
aerodynamics (English): The science of the dynamics of bodies moving...
Definitions
- The science of the dynamics of bodies moving...
Ancestry of “aerodynamics”, step by step
aerodynamics traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dynamics
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dynamics | The branch of mechanics that is concerned with... |
| 2 | English | -ics | Forms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or... |
| 3 | English | -ic | Used to form adjectives from nouns with the... |
| 4 | English | image | An optical or other representation of a real... |
| 5 | French | image | picture, image; frame; first-person singular... |
| 6 | Portuguese | imagem | image; picture; figure; image; image; face |
| 7 | Spanish | imagen | image |
| 8 | Italian | immagine | image; imago |
| 9 | Latin | imāginem | — |
| 10 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 11 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 12 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 13 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |