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Where does “biokinetics” come from?

biokinetics (English) comes from English kinetics, from Ancient Greek κινητικός, from Spanish -ico, from Latin -icum, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

biokinetics (English): The study of movements of or within organisms

Definitions

  1. The study of movements of or within organisms

Ancestry of “biokinetics”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkineticsThe branch of mechanics concerned with motion of...
2Ancient Greekκινητικόςof or for putting in motion; moveable, mobile
3Spanish-icoAdded to nouns to form adjectives; -ic; Usually...
4Latin-icumnominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative...
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
7Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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