Where does “thermodynamisch” come from?
thermodynamisch (German) comes from English thermodynamic, from English thermo-, from Ancient Greek θερμός, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
thermodynamisch (German): thermodynamic
Definitions
- thermodynamic
Ancestry of “thermodynamisch”, step by step
thermodynamisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thermodynamic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thermodynamic | Of, or relating to the conversion of heat into... |
| 2 | English | thermo- | heat |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θερμός | warm, hot, boiling, glowing; hotheaded, hasty,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via German dynamisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dynamisch | dynamic |
| 2 | German | -isch | an adjectival suffix, often matching -ic and... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -isch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -isc | used to form adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |