Where does “-kinesis” come from?

-kinesis (English) 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.

-kinesis (English): movement, motion

Definitions

  1. movement, motion

Ancestry of “-kinesis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-kinesis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek κίνησις →