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