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Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples -kary- nut Greek (karyon) Eukaryote, Prokaryote kastan- brown Greek (kafé) Kastanophobia kilo- thousand Greek () kilobyte, kilogram, kilometer, kiloliter kine-, cine- movement, motion Greek (), (), () 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 (), () kleptocracy, kleptomania, kleptophobia, kleptoplasty ktet- possession, ownership Greek (), () ktetic, ktetor kudo- glory Greek () kudos References