Etymograph

English

holodynamic

Holodynamic 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. Englishtodayholodynamic

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. Englishtodayholodynamic

A compound of holo- + dynamic

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘whole’

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂wós

Ancient Greek ὅλος ‘whole, entire’

English holo-

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, bonus, tool, teen, rebel, beneficial, optimal, boo, tow, bonnie, beau, optimism, boon, dun, beneficiary, revel, bona, bene, bello, bonny, tine, taw, bauble, dynastic, bonbon, bellicose, 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, hemodynamic, psychodynamic, biodynamic, 44 more

Today it means

adj holokinetic

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

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