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
- Of or relating to a kinescope or kinescopy
Ancestry of “kinescopic”, step by step
kinescopic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kinescope
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kinescope | A recording of a television broadcast made by... |
| 2 | English | kine- | movement; royalty; kingship |
| 3 | Old English | cyne- | royal, kingly |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kuni- | — |
| 5 | Czech | -í | Forming attributive adjectives from nouns,... |
| 6 | Old Czech | -í | forming attributive adjectives from nouns, especially animals |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | -jь | Adjectival inherited from the Caland roots,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |