Where does “kinesis” come from?

kinesis (English) comes from Ancient Greek κίνησις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

kinesis (English): the movement of an organism in response to an...

Definitions

  1. the movement of an organism in response to an...

Ancestry of “kinesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκίνησιςmotion; dance; political movement, revolt
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “kinesis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek κίνησις →