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Where does “kineticist” come from?

kineticist (English) comes from English kinetic, from Ancient Greek κινητικός, from Spanish -ico, from Latin -icum, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Hellenic *-kos.

kineticist (English): One who studies kinetics

Definitions

  1. One who studies kinetics

Ancestry of “kineticist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkineticRelating to motion; Relating to kinesis or motor...
2Ancient Greekκινητικόςof or for putting in motion; moveable, mobile
3Spanish-icoAdded to nouns to form adjectives; -ic; Usually...
4Latin-icumnominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative...
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
7Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
8Proto-Hellenic*-kos—
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