The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromκῑνέω
- English todaykinin
Derived from Ancient Greek κῑνέω (kīnéō) meaning "to move or stimulate" + -in.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekκῑνέω all →
cinecine-kine-
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
kinin
Today it means: Any of various structurally related polypeptides of the autacoid family, such as bradykinin and kallikrein, that act locally to induce vasodilation and contraction of smooth muscle. Full definition →
Ancient Greek κῑνέω