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Where does “adipokinesis” come from?

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

adipokinesis (English): The mobilization of fat as part of lipid...

Definitions

  1. The mobilization of fat as part of lipid...

Ancestry of “adipokinesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-kinesismovement, motion
2Ancient Greekκίνησιςmotion; dance; political movement, revolt
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →