Where does “dynamic” come from?

Dynamic derives from French dynamique, from Ancient Greek δυναμικός, formed from Ancient Greek δύναμαι and the suffix -ικός, with the suffix -kos traceable to Proto-Indo-European.

dynamic (English): Changing; active; in motion; Powerful; energetic;...

Definitions

Changing; active; in motion; Powerful; energetic;...

Ancestry of “dynamic”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	dynamique	dynamic, energetic; dynamics
2	Ancient Greek	δυναμικός	able, powerful
3	Ancient Greek	-ικός	of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4	Ancient Greek	-κός	forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5	Proto-Indo-European	-ḱos	-y, -ic

Words derived from “dynamic”

dynamics
dynamically
dynamical
thermodynamic
thermodynamics
dynamism
hemodynamic
psychodynamic
hydrodynamic
aerodynamic
thermodynamically
hemodynamics
pharmacodynamic
hydrodynamics
aerodynamics
hemodynamically
electrodynamics
pharmacodynamics
photodynamic
haemodynamic
biodynamic
psychodynamics
urodynamic
electrodynamic

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