Where does “biokineticist” come from?
biokineticist (English) comes from English biokinetic, from English kinetic, from Ancient Greek κινητικός, from Spanish -ico, from Latin -icum, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός.
biokineticist (English): A person working in the field of biokinetics
Definitions
- A person working in the field of biokinetics
Ancestry of “biokineticist”, step by step
biokineticist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English biokinetic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | biokinetic | Relating to biokinetics |
| 2 | English | kinetic | Relating to motion; Relating to kinesis or motor... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κινητικός | of or for putting in motion; moveable, mobile |
| 4 | Spanish | -ico | Added to nouns to form adjectives; -ic; Usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -icum | nominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *-kos | — |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |