Etymology

hyperkinetic

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Today it means: Of, relating to, or affected with hyperkinesis or hyperactivity. Full definition →

English kinetic ← Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós) ← Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*keyh₂-
  8. Ancient Greekκῑνέω (kīnéō)
  9. Ancient Greekκῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs)
  10. Ancient Greekκινητικός (kinētikós)
  11. Englishkinetic
  12. English todayhyperkinetic

From hyper- + kinetic.

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