Where does “photokinetic” come from?
photokinetic (English) comes from English photo, from English photography, from French photographie, from Ancient Greek φωτο-, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
photokinetic (English): Of or pertaining to photokinesis
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to photokinesis
Ancestry of “photokinetic”, step by step
photokinetic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English photo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | photo | A photograph; A photo finish; To take a... |
| 2 | English | photography | The art and technology of producing images on... |
| 3 | French | photographie | photography; photograph |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via English kinetic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kinetic | Relating to motion; Relating to kinesis or motor... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κινητικός | of or for putting in motion; moveable, mobile |
| 3 | Spanish | -ico | Added to nouns to form adjectives; -ic; Usually... |
| 4 | Latin | -icum | nominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |