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
- The branch of mechanics concerned with motion of...
Ancestry of “kinetics”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | κινητικός | of or for putting in motion; moveable, mobile |
| 2 | Spanish | -ico | Added to nouns to form adjectives; -ic; Usually... |
| 3 | Latin | -icum | nominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “kinetics”
- pharmacokinetics
- toxicokinetics
- electrokinetics
- biokinetics
- hydrokinetics
- cytokinetics
- ferrokinetics
- photokinetics
- erythrokinetics
- thermokinetics
- chronopharmacokinetics
- microkinetics
- mechanokinetics
- immunokinetics
- gyrokinetics
- homeokinetics
- morphokinetics
- spatiokinetics
- virokinetics
- neuropharmacokinetics
- thrombocytokinetics