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Where does “teek” come from?

teek (English) comes from English telekinetic, from English kinetic, from Ancient Greek κινητικός, from Spanish -ico, from Latin -icum, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός — -y, -ic.

teek (English): Obsolete form of teak; A telekinetic person; a...

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of teak; A telekinetic person; a...

Ancestry of “teek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtelekineticOf or pertaining to telekinesis; One who has...
2EnglishkineticRelating to motion; Relating to kinesis or motor...
3Ancient Greekκινητικόςof or for putting in motion; moveable, mobile
4Spanish-icoAdded to nouns to form adjectives; -ic; Usually...
5Latin-icumnominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative...
6Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
7Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
8Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
9Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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