proterokinetic

English

Etymology

From protero- +‎ kinetic.

Adjective

proterokinetic (not comparable)

1. (linguistics, of a noun) Having an accent that tends to shift rightward when weakened.

   The Proto-Indo-European word for ‘thought’ was proterokinetic: nominative singular *mén-ti-s, genitive *mn̥-téy-s.

Synonyms

• proterodynamic

Coordinate terms

• acrostatic
• amphikinetic
• hysterokinetic