dynamis

English

noun

Definitions

(Classical philosophy) Potentiality.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δύναμις (power, force).

Origin

Ancient Greek

δύναμις

Gloss

power, force

Concept

Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

力

Emoji

🏋️ 💡

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

dynamite English
Dynamit German
dynamoelektrische Maschine German
dyne French
δυναμικός Ancient Greek
δύναμις Ancient Greek
*dewh₂- Proto-Indo-European
dynamitt Norwegian Bokmål
Dynamit (brand name), Dynamit Swedish
dynamitt Norwegian Nynorsk
δύναμη Greek (modern)

dynamite