geodynamics

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Etymology

Etymology tree

Pre-Greek der.

Proto-Hellenic *gayader.

Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.

Ancient Greek γῆ (gê)

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)

Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der.

English geo-

Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.

Proto-Hellenic *dunamai

Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)

Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)

Ancient Greek δῠνᾰμῐκός (dŭnămĭkós)lbor.

French dynamiqueder.

English dynamic

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

Old English -as

Middle English -es

English -s

English -ics

English dynamics

English geodynamics

From geo- + dynamics.

Noun

geodynamics (uncountable)

1. the branch of geophysics that studies the deformation processes of planetary mantle and crust, and the resulting earthquakes and volcanism

Derived terms

• biogeodynamics
• telegeodynamics

Translations

a branch of geophysics

• Catalan: geodinàmica f
• Finnish: geodynamiikka (fi)
• French: géodynamique (fr) f
• Galician: xeodinámica (gl) f
• Italian: geodinamica (it) f
• Russian: геодина́мика (ru) m (geodinámika)
• Spanish: geodinámica (es) f
• Tagalog: duisigan