Where does “運動エネルギー” come from?

運動エネルギー (Japanese) comes from Japanese エネルギー, from German Energie, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργειᾰ — activity, operation, vigour, efficiency.

運動エネルギー (Japanese): kinetic energy

Definitions

  1. kinetic energy

Ancestry of “運動エネルギー”, step by step

運動エネルギー traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese エネルギー

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseエネルギーenergy
2GermanEnergieenergy
3Ancient Greekἐνέργειᾰactivity, operation, vigour, efficiency

via Japanese 運動

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese運動athletics, exercise; movement, drive, campaign;...
Every word from Ancient Greek ἐνέργειᾰ →Every word from German Energie →Every word from Japanese エネルギー →