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Where does “kinescopic” come from?

kinescopic (English) comes from English kinescope, from English kine-, from Old English cyne-, from Proto-Germanic kuni-, from Czech -í, from Old Czech -í, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

kinescopic (English): Of or relating to a kinescope or kinescopy

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a kinescope or kinescopy

Ancestry of “kinescopic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkinescopeA recording of a television broadcast made by...
2Englishkine-movement; royalty; kingship
3Old Englishcyne-royal, kingly
4Proto-Germanickuni-—
5Czech-íForming attributive adjectives from nouns,...
6Old Czech-í—
7Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
9Proto-Finnicwiša—
10Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
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