Where does “kinematical” come from?
kinematical (English) comes from English kinematic, 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 — to cover; to incline.
kinematical (English): kinematic
Definitions
- kinematic
Ancestry of “kinematical”, step by step
kinematical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kinematic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kinematic | Of or relating to motion or to kinematics |
| 2 | English | kinematics | The branch of mechanics concerned with objects in... |
| 3 | French | cinématique | kinematics; kinematic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κίνημα | movement |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κινέω | to set in motion, move, remove; to inflect; to... |
| 6 | Latin | cilium | eyelid; eyelash |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *keljom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel-yo-m | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |