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Where does “κινέω” come from?

κινέω (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin cilium, from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

κινέω (Ancient Greek): to set in motion, move, remove; to inflect; to...

Definitions

  1. to set in motion, move, remove; to inflect; to...

Ancestry of “κινέω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
2Proto-Italic*keljom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “κινέω”

  • cinema
  • kinetic
  • kinase
  • kinetics
  • cinematic
  • kinematics
  • pharmacokinetics
  • pharmacokinetic
  • cinematography
  • cytokinesis
  • cinematographer
  • electrokinetic
  • isokinetic
  • kinetically
  • kinesiology
  • kino
  • hyperkinetic
  • streptokinase
  • akinesia
  • phosphokinase
  • cinematically
  • telekinesis
  • psychokinetic
  • psychokinesis
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