English Explanatory Dictionary

kinesi-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. movement, especially the movement of human body parts.

Word forms

kinesi- kinesio-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-der. Ancient Greek κῑνέω (kīnéō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek κῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs) English kinesi- From Ancient Greek κῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs, “movement, motion”).

Related words

-kine kine- kinematic kinesis -kinesis kinetic kinesthesia
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