Where does “kinesitherapeut” come from?

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

kinesitherapeut (Dutch): physiotherapist (usual term in Belgium)

Definitions

  1. physiotherapist (usual term in Belgium)

Ancestry of “kinesitherapeut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkinesi-kinesi-; Category Dutch words prefixed with API...
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 -tisEvery word from Ancient Greek -σῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek κίνησις
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