Where does “-kine” come from?

-kine (English) 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.

Ancestry of “-kine”, 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 “-kine”

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