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Where does “χειροκίνητος” come from?

χειροκίνητος (Greek) comes from Greek κινητός, from Ancient Greek κινητός, from Ancient Greek κινέω, from Latin cilium, from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

χειροκίνητος (Greek): manually operated, manual

Definitions

  1. manually operated, manual

Ancestry of “χειροκίνητος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκινητόςmovable, mobile, moving
2Ancient Greekκινητόςmoved
3Ancient Greekκινέωto set in motion, move, remove; to inflect; to...
4Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
5Proto-Italic*keljom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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