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Dynamic

3 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means characterized by constant change, activity, or force
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Stage 1 of 3
dynamis
Greek · ancient
"power, force"
power or force, the root of anything full of energy
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Stage 2 of 3
dynamique
French · 1700s
"relating to forces producing motion"
adopted into the new physics of forces in motion
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Stage 3 of 3
dynamic
English · 1800s
"characterized by constant change or force"
settled as the word for anything energetic or forceful
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