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Where does “nematohydrodynamic” come from?

nematohydrodynamic (English) comes from English hydrodynamic, from English dynamic, from French dynamique, from Ancient Greek δυναμικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

nematohydrodynamic (English): That moves water by the action of filaments

Definitions

  1. That moves water by the action of filaments

Ancestry of “nematohydrodynamic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydrodynamicOf, or relating to the science of hydrodynamics;...
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-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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