κινέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂- (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

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀνακινέω (anakinéō)
  • ἀντικινέω (antikinéō)
  • ἀποκινέω (apokinéō)
  • αὐτοκινέω (autokinéō)
  • διακινέω (diakinéō)
  • ἐγκινέομαι (enkinéomai)
  • ἐκκινέω (ekkinéō)
  • ἐπικινέω (epikinéō)
  • εὐκῑ́νητος (eukī́nētos)
  • κατακινέω (katakinéō)
  • μετακινέω (metakinéō)
  • παρακινέω (parakinéō)
  • περικινέω (perikinéō)
  • προκινέω (prokinéō)
  • προσκινέομαι (proskinéomai)
  • συγκινέω (sunkinéō)
  • ὑποκινέω (hupokinéō)

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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