Where does “dy-no-mite” come from?

dy-no-mite (English) comes from English dynamite, from Ancient Greek δύναμις, from Ancient Greek δύναμαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dunamai.

dy-no-mite (English): good; great

Definitions

  1. good; great

Ancestry of “dy-no-mite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdynamiteA class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in...
2Ancient Greekδύναμιςpower, might, strength; ability, skill; power,...
3Ancient Greekδύναμαιdeponent; to be able, capable, strong enough to...
4Proto-Hellenic*dunamai—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dunamai →Every word from Ancient Greek δύναμαι →Every word from Ancient Greek δύναμις →