kine

kine · noun¹

1. Middle English · inherited fromkyn
2. English todaykine

Inherited from Middle English kyn, kyne, equivalent to ky + -en (plural ending), a double plural.

kine · noun²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκίνησις“movement, motion”
2. English todaykine

From Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis, “movement, motion”), or directly from κινέω (kinéō, “I move, put in motion”).

Words from the same roots