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Where does “kinetic” come from?

Kinetic derives from Ancient Greek κινητικός, from κινέω meaning "to move," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-.

kinetic (English): Relating to motion; Relating to kinesis or motor...

Definitions

  1. Relating to motion; Relating to kinesis or motor...

Ancestry of “kinetic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκινητικόςof or for putting in motion; moveable, mobile
2Spanish-icoAdded to nouns to form adjectives; -ic; Usually...
3Latin-icumnominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative...
4Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “kinetic”

  • pharmacokinetic
  • electrokinetic
  • isokinetic
  • kinetically
  • hyperkinetic
  • psychokinetic
  • telekinetic
  • optokinetic
  • hypokinetic
  • toxicokinetic
  • akinetic
  • prokinetic
  • dyskinetic
  • kineme
  • cytokinetic
  • biokinetic
  • autokinetic
  • hydrokinetic
  • microkinetic
  • telekinetically
  • electrokinetically
  • thermokinetic
  • pharmacokinetically
  • karyokinetic
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