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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

  1. Of or relating to motion or to kinematics

Ancestry of “kinematic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkinematicsThe branch of mechanics concerned with objects in...
2Frenchcinématiquekinematics; kinematic
3Ancient Greekκίνημαmovement
4Ancient Greekκινέωto set in motion, move, remove; to inflect; to...
5Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
6Proto-Italic*keljom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “kinematic”

  • kinematically
  • nonkinematic
  • spatiokinematic
  • morphokinematic
  • cosmokinematic
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