List of Greek and Latin roots in English/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