Etymology

electrokinetic

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Today it means: Describing any of several phenomena in which electric charge causes movement Full definition →

English kinetic ← Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós) ← Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-
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  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*keyh₂-
  7. Ancient Greekκῑνέω (kīnéō)
  8. Ancient Greekκῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs)
  9. Ancient Greekκινητικός (kinētikós)
  10. Englishkinetic
  11. English todayelectrokinetic

From electro- + kinetic.

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