Where does “Molekulardynamik” come from?
Molekulardynamik (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.
Molekulardynamik (German): molecular dynamics
Definitions
- molecular dynamics
Ancestry of “Molekulardynamik”, step by step
Molekulardynamik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Dynamik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via German molekular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | molekular | molecular |
| 2 | French | moléculaire | molecular |
| 3 | French | -aire | -ary; -aire |
| 4 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |