English
autodynamic
Autodynamic comes from French dynamique ‘in motion, dynamic’, from Ancient Greek δυναμικός ‘able, powerful’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- ‘to fit’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewh₂-1‘to fit’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dunamai1reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδῠ́νᾰμαι1dŭ́nămai
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδύναμις1dúnamis‘power, might, strength’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδυναμικός1dunamikós‘able, powerful’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentdynamique1‘in motion, dynamic’
- English1500–presentdynamic1
- Englishtodayautodynamic1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English autodynamic
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dewh₂-Wiktionary, English autodynamic‘to fit’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dunamaiWiktionary, English autodynamicreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδῠ́νᾰμαιWiktionary, English autodynamicdŭ́nămai
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδύναμιςWiktionary, English autodynamicdúnamis‘power, might, strength’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδυναμικόςWiktionary, English autodynamicdunamikós‘able, powerful’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentdynamiqueWiktionary, English autodynamic‘in motion, dynamic’
- English1500–presentdynamicWiktionary, English autodynamic
- EnglishtodayautodynamicWiktionary, English autodynamic
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew ‘again’
Ancient Greek αὖ ‘Again, anew, afresh, in turn’
Ancient Greek τόν
Ancient Greek αὐτός ‘self’
English auto-
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, ben, bonus, beauty, tool, teen, rebel, beneficial, optimal, boo, bonnie, tow, optimism, boon, beau, dun, beneficiary, revel, bona, bello, bene, bonny, tine, taw, dynastic, bonbon, bellicose, bauble, 90 more
through Proto-Hellenic *dunamai
through Ancient Greek δύναμις ‘power, might, strength’
through English dynamic
dynamically, thermodynamic, dynamical, hydrodynamic, psychodynamic, hemodynamic, biodynamic, 44 more
Today it means
adj Supplying its own power or dynamism
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “autodynamic”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- / autodynamic