Where does “dyne” come from?

dyne (French) comes from Ancient Greek δύναμις, from Ancient Greek δύναμαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dunamai.

dyne (French): dyne

Definitions

  1. dyne

Ancestry of “dyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδύναμιςpower, might, strength; ability, skill; power,...
2Ancient Greekδύναμαιdeponent; to be able, capable, strong enough to...
3Proto-Hellenic*dunamai—

Words derived from “dyne”

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