Where does “dinamók” come from?
dinamók (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian dinamó, from German dynamo, from English dynamo, from German dynamoelektrische Maschine, from Ancient Greek δύναμις, from Ancient Greek δύναμαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dunamai.
Ancestry of “dinamók”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | dinamó | dynamo |
| 2 | German | dynamo | dynamo |
| 3 | English | dynamo | An electricity generator, a dynamo-electric... |
| 4 | German | dynamoelektrische Maschine | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δύναμις | power, might, strength; ability, skill; power,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δύναμαι | deponent; to be able, capable, strong enough to... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *dunamai | — |