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Where does “mégadyne” come from?

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

mégadyne (French): megadyne

Definitions

  1. megadyne

Ancestry of “mégadyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdynedyne
2Ancient Greekδύναμιςpower, might, strength; ability, skill; power,...
3Ancient Greekδύναμαιdeponent; to be able, capable, strong enough to...
4Proto-Hellenic*dunamai—
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