Etymology

kino

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Today it means: A botanical gum produced by various trees and other plants, particularly bloodwood species of eucalypts (Angophora, Corymbia, Eucalyptus), Butea, and Pterocarpus, used in tanning and dyeing and as an astringent in medicine. Full definition →

Mandingo cano
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kino · noun1

  1. Mandingo · borrowed fromcano
  2. English todaykino

18th century. Perhaps borrowed from Mandingo cano, or from a language of the East Indies.

kino · noun, adjective2

  1. Russian · borrowed fromкино́“movie; cinema”
  2. English todaykino

From Russian кино́ (kinó, “movie; cinema”), via Kino-Eye and Dziga Vertov's identification of his film Man with a Movie Camera as "ABSOLUTE KINOGRAPHY".

kino · noun3

Coined by Ross Jeffries, from kinesthesia.

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