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Where does “kinesie” come from?

kinesie (Dutch) comes from Ancient Greek κίνησις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

kinesie (Dutch): kinesis; physiotherapy

Definitions

  1. kinesis; physiotherapy

Ancestry of “kinesie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκίνησιςmotion; dance; political movement, revolt
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “kinesie”

  • echokinesie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →