Where does “kennetic” come from?
kennetic (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.
kennetic (English): Relating to the acquisition of knowledge
Definitions
- Relating to the acquisition of knowledge
Ancestry of “kennetic”, step by step
kennetic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kinetic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kinetic | Relating to motion; Relating to kinesis or motor... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κινητικός | of or for putting in motion; moveable, mobile |
| 3 | Spanish | -ico | Added to nouns to form adjectives; -ic; Usually... |
| 4 | Latin | -icum | nominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English ken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ken | To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | kenning | — |
| 3 | Middle English | kennen | to make known |
| 4 | Old English | cennan | to make known, declare; to produce, bring forth,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kannjan | to beget, bring forth |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kanjaną | to beget, bring forth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵonh₁éyeti | to bring forth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |