Where does “autokinetic” come from?
autokinetic (English) comes from English auto, from English automatic, from French automatique, from French automate, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος, from Ancient Greek μέμαα, from Ancient Greek μέμονα — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
autokinetic (English): Moving by itself or automatically; Of a...
Definitions
- Moving by itself or automatically; Of a...
Ancestry of “autokinetic”, step by step
autokinetic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 2 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 3 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 4 | French | automate | automaton |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via English kinetic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kinetic | Relating to motion; Relating to kinesis or motor... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κινητικός | of or for putting in motion; moveable, mobile |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κινέω | to set in motion, move, remove; to inflect; to... |
| 4 | Latin | cilium | eyelid; eyelash |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *keljom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel-yo-m | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |