Where does “diadochokinesis” come from?

diadochokinesis (English) comes from Ancient Greek διάδοχος, from Ancient Greek διαδέχομαι, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

diadochokinesis (English): The action of alternately flexing and extending a...

Definitions

  1. The action of alternately flexing and extending a...

Ancestry of “diadochokinesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδιάδοχοςsucceeding a person in a thing, aftercoming;...
2Ancient Greekδιαδέχομαιto succeed
3Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
4Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “diadochokinesis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →