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Where does “kinemetric” come from?

kinemetric (English) comes from English kinemetry, from English kine, from Middle English kyn, from Old English cynn, from Proto-West Germanic *kuni, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

kinemetric (English): Of or pertaining to kinemetry

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to kinemetry

Ancestry of “kinemetric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkinemetryThe measurement of the velocities of different...
2Englishkineplural of cow; The unit velocity in the CGS...
3Middle EnglishkynAlternative form of kyne
4Old Englishcynnkind; tribe, race, species; family
5Proto-West Germanic*kuni—
6Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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