Where does “kinoo” come from?
kinoo (English) comes from English kinnow, from English king, from Middle English king, from Old English cyning, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum — smoke; mist, haze.
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Ancestry of “kinoo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | kinnow | — |
| 2 | English | king | A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If... |
| 3 | Middle English | king | king |
| 4 | Old English | cyning | king |
| 5 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 8 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |