optodynamics

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-der.

Ancient Greek ὄπωπᾰ (ópōpă)

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Ancient Greek -τός (-tós)

Ancient Greek ὀπτός (optós)der.

English opto-

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 optodynamics

From opto- + dynamics.

Noun

optodynamics (uncountable)

1. (physics) A range of dynamic measurement techniques that use small lasers.