Etymology

amphikinetic

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Today it means: Having a shifting (mobile) accent that falls on the root (or first syllable of the stem) in the direct case-forms, and on the case-ending in the weak case-forms. Full definition →

English kinetic ← Ancient Greek ἀμφίς (amphís) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂m̥bʰi
  4. Ancient Greekἀμφίς (amphís)
  5. Englishamphi-
  6. Englishkinetic
  7. English todayamphikinetic

From amphi- + kinetic.

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