Etymograph

English

kinetochore

Kinetochore comes from Ancient Greek χῶρος ‘space, locality’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχῶροςkhôros‘space, locality’
  2. Englishtodaykinetochore

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEχῶροςkhôros‘space, locality’
  2. Englishtodaykinetochore

Formed from kineto-

Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂- ‘to move, be in motion’

Ancient Greek κῑνέω ‘to set in motion’

Ancient Greek κῑ́νησῐς ‘motion’

Ancient Greek κῑνητῐκός ‘of or for putting in motion’

English kineto-

Every English word from Ancient Greek χῶρος

Today it means

noun The protein structure in eukaryotes which assembles on the centromere and links the chromosome to microtubule polymers from the mitotic spindle during mitosis.

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Etymograph / Ancient Greek χῶρος / kinetochore

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