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Where does “κῑ́νημα” come from?

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

κῑ́νημα (Ancient Greek): movement

Definitions

  1. movement

Ancestry of “κῑ́νημα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκινέωto set in motion, move, remove; to inflect; to...
2Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
3Proto-Italic*keljom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “κῑ́νημα”

  • cinema
  • cinematic
  • kinematics
  • cinematography
  • cinematographer
  • cinematically
  • cinephile
  • cinemagoing
  • cinematheque
  • cinemagoer
  • precinematic
  • noncinematic
  • uncinematic
  • cinematherapy
  • postcinematic
  • precinema
  • cineast
  • microcinema
  • cinemalike
  • anticinematic
  • cinematology
  • supercinema
  • cinematicity
  • cinemaphotography
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