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Where does “pharmacokinetic” come from?

Pharmacokinetic derives from Ancient Greek φαρμακοκινητικός, combining φάρμακον pharmakon (drug) and κινητικός kinetikos (of motion), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- (to set in motion).

pharmacokinetic (English): Of or relating to pharmacokinetics

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to pharmacokinetics

Ancestry of “pharmacokinetic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkineticRelating to motion; Relating to kinesis or motor...
2Ancient Greekκινητικόςof or for putting in motion; moveable, mobile
3Spanish-icoAdded to nouns to form adjectives; -ic; Usually...
4Latin-icumnominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative...
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
7Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “pharmacokinetic”

  • pharmacokinetically
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