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Where does “karyokinetic” come from?

karyokinetic (English) comes from English kinetic, from Ancient Greek κινητικός, from Spanish -ico, from Latin -icum, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

karyokinetic (English): Of or pertaining to karyokinesis

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to karyokinesis

Ancestry of “karyokinetic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkineticRelating to motion; Relating to kinesis or motor...
2Ancient Greekκινητικόςof or for putting in motion; moveable, mobile
3Spanish-icoAdded to nouns to form adjectives; -ic; Usually...
4Latin-icumnominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative...
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
7Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “karyokinetic”

  • karyokinetically
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