Etymology Explorer › German

Where does “Dynamik” come from?

Dynamik (German) comes from French dynamique, from Ancient Greek δυναμικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Dynamik (German): dynamics

Definitions

  1. dynamics

Ancestry of “Dynamik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdynamiquedynamic, energetic; dynamics
2Ancient Greekδυναμικόςable, powerful
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “Dynamik”

  • Quantenelektrodynamik
  • Molekulardynamik
  • Elektrodynamik
  • Aerodynamik
  • elektrodinamika
  • dinamika
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →