Where does “haptokinesis” come from?

haptokinesis (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.

haptokinesis (English): movement by adhesion

Definitions

  1. movement by adhesion

Ancestry of “haptokinesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishkinesisthe movement of an organism in response to an...
2Ancient Greekκίνησιςmotion; dance; political movement, revolt
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek κίνησις →