Etymograph

English

barodynamic

Barodynamic comes from French dynamique ‘in motion, dynamic’, from Ancient Greek δυναμικός ‘able, powerful’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- ‘to fit’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewh₂-‘to fit’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dunamaireconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδῠ́νᾰμαιdŭ́nămai
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδύναμιςdúnamis‘power, might, strength’
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδυναμικόςdunamikós‘able, powerful’
  6. Frenchc. 1600–presentdynamique‘in motion, dynamic’
  7. English1500–presentdynamic
  8. Englishtodaybarodynamic

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewh₂-‘to fit’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dunamaireconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδῠ́νᾰμαιdŭ́nămai
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδύναμιςdúnamis‘power, might, strength’
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEδυναμικόςdunamikós‘able, powerful’
  6. Frenchc. 1600–presentdynamique‘in motion, dynamic’
  7. English1500–presentdynamic
  8. Englishtodaybarodynamic

A compound of baro- + dynamic

Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- ‘heavy’

Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us ‘heavy’

Proto-Hellenic *gʷarus ‘heavy’

Ancient Greek βαρύς ‘heavy’

Ancient Greek βάρος ‘weight’

English baro-

Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- ‘to fit’

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Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι

Ancient Greek δύναμις ‘power’

Ancient Greek δυναμικός ‘powerful’

French dynamique ‘in motion, dynamic’

English dynamic

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- ‘to fit’

down, town, beautiful, beauty, ben, tool, bonus, teen, rebel, beneficial, optimal, boo, tow, bonnie, beau, optimism, boon, dun, beneficiary, revel, bona, bello, bene, bonny, tine, taw, dynastic, bonbon, bellicose, bauble, 90 more

through Proto-Hellenic *dunamai

dynasty, 48 more

through Ancient Greek δύναμις ‘power, might, strength’

dynamite, dynamo, 53 more

through English dynamic

dynamically, thermodynamic, dynamical, hydrodynamic, psychodynamic, hemodynamic, biodynamic, 44 more

Today it means

adj Relating to barodynamics.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- / barodynamic