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Where does “thermodynamics” come from?

Thermodynamics comes from English thermal and dynamic, which derives from French dynamique, from Ancient Greek δυναμικός, formed from δύναμαι meaning "to be able or powerful" and the suffix -ικός.

thermodynamics (English): The science of the conversions between heat and...

Definitions

  1. The science of the conversions between heat and...

Ancestry of “thermodynamics”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdynamicsThe branch of mechanics that is concerned with...
2English-icsForms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or...
3English-icUsed to form adjectives from nouns with the...
4EnglishimageAn optical or other representation of a real...
5Frenchimagepicture, image; frame; first-person singular...
6Portugueseimagemimage; picture; figure; image; image; face
7Spanishimagenimage
8Italianimmagineimage; imago
9Latinimāginem—
10Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
11Latinīn-—
12Latinîn—
13Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
14Proto-Italicenin
15Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “thermodynamics”

  • aerothermodynamics
  • magnetothermodynamics
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