Etymology

cine

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Today it means: cinefilm Full definition →

Ancient Greek κῑνέω
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκῑνέω“to move”
  2. English todaycine

Clipping of cinefilm, from Ancient Greek κῑνέω (kīnéō, “to move”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκῑνέω all →

kinincine-kine-

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