Where does “kinesist” come from?

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

kinesist (Dutch): physiotherapist

Definitions

  1. physiotherapist

Ancestry of “kinesist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkinesiekinesis; physiotherapy
2Ancient Greekκίνησιςmotion; dance; political movement, revolt
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek κίνησις →