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