κινέω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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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

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Verb

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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

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: κινώ (kinó)

References

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  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

Further reading

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