Etymology

akinetic

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Today it means: Without motion. Full definition →

English kinetic ← Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós) ← Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*keyh₂-
  7. Ancient Greekκῑνέω (kīnéō)
  8. Ancient Greekκῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs)
  9. Ancient Greekκινητικός (kinētikós)
  10. Englishkinetic
  11. English todayakinetic

From a- + kinetic.

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