Where does “karyokinesis” come from?

karyokinesis (English) comes from English kinesis, from Ancient Greek κίνησις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

karyokinesis (English): The process of change that takes place during the...

Definitions

  1. The process of change that takes place during the...

Ancestry of “karyokinesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishkinesisthe movement of an organism in response to an...
2Ancient Greekκίνησιςmotion; dance; political movement, revolt
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Ancient Greek -σῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek κίνησις
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