Etymology

diadochokinesis

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Today it means: The action of alternately flexing and extending a limb Full definition →

Ancient Greek διάδοχος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδιάδοχος“succeeding”
  2. English todaydiadochokinesis

From Ancient Greek διάδοχος (diádokhos, “succeeding”) + -kinesis (“motion”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekδιάδοχος all →

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