Where does “kinegram” come from?
kinegram (English) comes from English Gram, from French gramme, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
kinegram (English): A type of diffractive optically variable image device used to prevent counterfeiting
Definitions
- A type of diffractive optically variable image device used to prevent counterfeiting
Ancestry of “kinegram”, step by step
kinegram traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Gram
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gram | Clipping of Instagram |
| 2 | French | gramme | gram |
| 3 | Latin | gramma | gram |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English kine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kine | plural of cow; The unit velocity in the CGS... |
| 2 | Middle English | kyn | Alternative form of kyne |
| 3 | Old English | cynn | kind; tribe, race, species; family |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kuni | family, kin |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kunją | kin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁yom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |