Where does “kinematic” come from?
kinematic (English) comes from English kinematics, from French cinématique, from Ancient Greek κίνημα, from Ancient Greek κινέω, from Latin cilium, from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
kinematic (English): Of or relating to motion or to kinematics
Definitions
- Of or relating to motion or to kinematics
Ancestry of “kinematic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | kinematics | The branch of mechanics concerned with objects in... |
| 2 | French | cinématique | kinematics; kinematic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κίνημα | movement |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κινέω | to set in motion, move, remove; to inflect; to... |
| 5 | Latin | cilium | eyelid; eyelash |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *keljom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel-yo-m | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
Words derived from “kinematic”