Where does “kinetics” come from?

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

kinetics (English): The branch of mechanics concerned with motion of...

Definitions

  1. The branch of mechanics concerned with motion of...

Ancestry of “kinetics”, 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 “kinetics

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos