Where does “dynamit” come from?

dynamit (Polish) comes from Swedish Dynamit, from Ancient Greek δύναμις, from Ancient Greek δύναμαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dunamai.

dynamit (Polish): dynamite

Definitions

  1. dynamite

Ancestry of “dynamit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishDynamitdynamite
2Ancient Greekδύναμιςpower, might, strength; ability, skill; power,...
3Ancient Greekδύναμαιdeponent; to be able, capable, strong enough to...
4Proto-Hellenic*dunamai—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dunamai →Every word from Ancient Greek δύναμαι →Every word from Ancient Greek δύναμις →