Where does “antihyperkinetic” come from?
antihyperkinetic (English) comes from English hyperkinetic, from English kinetic, from Ancient Greek κινητικός, from Spanish -ico, from Latin -icum, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός — -y, -ic.
antihyperkinetic (English): Countering hyperkinesis; Any drug that counters...
Definitions
- Countering hyperkinesis; Any drug that counters...
Ancestry of “antihyperkinetic”, step by step
antihyperkinetic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hyperkinetic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hyperkinetic | Of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or... |
| 2 | English | kinetic | Relating to motion; Relating to kinesis or motor... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κινητικός | of or for putting in motion; moveable, mobile |
| 4 | Spanish | -ico | Added to nouns to form adjectives; -ic; Usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -icum | nominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |