Etymology of the French word dynamite
the French word
dynamitederived from the Greek word
dunamis, δύναμις (force ; specially, miraculous power (usually by implication, a miracle itself); force; specially, miraculous power (usually by implication, a miracle itself))
derived from the Greek word
dunasthaiderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deu-Date
The earliest known usage of dynamite in French dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in French
dynamiter,
dynamiterie,
dynamitier,
dynamite-gommeDerivations in other languages
Romanian
dinamităCognates
Dutch
dynamiet, English
dynamite, German
Dynamit, Icelandic
dínamít, Italian
dinamite, Lithuanian
dinamitas, Russian
динамит, Spanish
dinamita, Swedish
dynamit
