Where does “Elektrodynamik” come from?
Elektrodynamik (German) comes from German Dynamik, from French dynamique, from Ancient Greek δυναμικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
Elektrodynamik (German): electrodynamics
Ancestry of “Elektrodynamik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Dynamik | dynamics |
| 2 | French | dynamique | dynamic, energetic; dynamics |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δυναμικός | able, powerful |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “Elektrodynamik”