κινέω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱeyh₂- (to start to move). Compare κίω (kíō, to go) and κίνυμαι (kínumai, to go, move), Latin cieo (to move).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κῑνέω (kīnéō)

  1. to set in motion, move, remove
  2. (grammar) to inflect
  3. to meddle
  4. to change, innovate
  5. to begin, cause
  6. to urge on, stir on
  7. to arouse, exasperate, anger, taunt, abuse
  8. (passive voice) to be moved, to stir, to move

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: κινώ (kinó)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κῑνέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 700

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