Etymology

kinetically

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Today it means: In a kinetic manner. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English kinetic
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*keyh₂-
  2. Ancient Greekκῑνέω (kīnéō)
  3. Ancient Greekκῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs)
  4. Ancient Greekκινητικός (kinētikós)
  5. Englishkinetic
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  9. Proto-Germanic*līką
  10. English todaykinetically

From kinetic + -ally.

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