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List of Greek and Latin roots in English/K

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Lists of Greek and Latin roots in English beginning with other letters:

K

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Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples
-kary- nucleus Greek καρυον (karyon) Eukaryote, Prokaryote
kastan- brown Greek καφέ (kafé) Kastanophobia
kilo- thousand Greek χίλιοι (khílioi) kilobyte, kilogram, kilometer, kiloliter
kine-, cine- movement, motion Greek κινεῖν (kineîn), κίνησις (kínēsis), κίνημα (kínēma) akinesia, akinesis, akinete, akinetic, cinema, cinematic, diakinesis, dyskinesia, dyskinetic, hyperkinesia, hyperkinesis, hyperkinetic, hypokinesia, hypokinesis, hypokinetic, kinematics, kinescope, kinesiologist, kinesiology, kinesis, kinesthetic, kinetic, kineticism, kinetics, kinetochore, kinetophobia, photokinesis, telekinesis
klept- steal Greek κλέπτειν (kléptein), κλέπτης (kléptēs) kleptocracy, kleptomania, kleptophobia, kleptoplasty
ktet- possession, ownership Greek κτητικός (ktētikós), κτήτωρ (ktḗtōr) ktetic, ktetor
kudo- glory Greek κῦδος (kûdos) kudos


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