Kin- (Cyn-), Cinema- (Cyno-) is a prefix in words that indicates an attitude towards a dog or dogs.
For example, the word “cynophobia” consists of the prefix “cinema-” (cyno-) and the root “-phobia”. The prefix “cinema-” indicates a connection with the word “dog,” and the entire prefix means “fear of dogs.” Thus, cynophobia is a pathological fear or fear of dogs.
Another example is the word “cynology”. It also contains the prefix "cinema-", which is associated with the meaning "dog". Cynology is the science of dogs, studying their behavior, breeding, diseases and training.
Thus, the prefix “kin-” or “kino-” in different words indicates a connection with the word “dog” and an attitude towards dogs in general. It is widely used in scientific terminology to refer to concepts related to dogs.
Kin- (Cyn-) and Cinema- (Cyno-) are prefixes in words that indicate an attitude towards a dog or dogs.
For example, the prefix cinema- is used in the word “cynophobia”. It is a compound word from the Greek elements kino- ("dog") and -phobia ("fear"). Thus, cynophobia means a pathological fear or fear of dogs.
Other examples of words with these prefixes:
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Cynology is the science of dogs, their behavior and training.
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Cynocephalus is a monkey with a dog's head.
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Cynicism is a philosophical doctrine that preaches disdain for generally accepted moral norms.
Thus, the prefixes kin- and cinema- indicate the connection of the word with dogs and everything that relates to these animals.
Introduction: Unfortunately, the presence of the prefixes “Kin-” and “Kino-” does not relate to the peculiarities of linguistic structure or etymology. This prefix indicates a person’s attitude towards dogs or dog actions in any area of life, and has nothing to do with linguistic construction.
History of the origin of the prefix "Kino-": The prefix "Kino-", which is also written in italics, appeared recently and was first used in medicine in early 2000