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Where does “Kinsey” come from?

Kinsey (English) comes from Old English Cynesige, from Old English cyne-, from Proto-Germanic kuni-, from Czech -í, from Old Czech -í, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Ancestry of “Kinsey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishCynesige—
2Old Englishcyne-royal, kingly
3Proto-Germanickuni-—
4Czech-íForming attributive adjectives from nouns,...
5Old Czech-í—
6Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
8Proto-Finnicwiša—
9Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Words derived from “Kinsey”

  • Kinseyan
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