English
kinesia
Kinesia comes from Ancient Greek κίνησις ‘motion’, from κῑνέω ‘I move’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keyh₂-‘to start to move’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκῑνέω‘I move’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκίνησιςkínēsis‘motion’
- Englishtodaykinesia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keyh₂-‘to start to move’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκῑνέω‘I move’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκίνησιςkínēsis‘motion’
- Englishtodaykinesia
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂- ‘to start to move’
citation, recite, incite, kinase, resuscitate, kinetics, recitative, kinematics, 11 more
through Ancient Greek κῑνέω ‘I move’
through Ancient Greek κίνησις ‘motion’
Today it means
noun motion sickness
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂- / kinesia