English
kinetic
Kinetic comes from Ancient Greek κινητικός ‘puts in motion’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keyh₂-‘to move, be in motion’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκῑνέωkīnéō‘to set in motion’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκῑ́νησῐςkī́nēsĭs‘motion’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκινητικόςkinētikós‘puts in motion’
- Englishearliest quotation 1997kinetic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keyh₂-‘to move, be in motion’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκῑνέωkīnéō‘to set in motion’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκῑ́νησῐςkī́nēsĭs‘motion’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκινητικόςkinētikós‘puts in motion’
- Englishearliest quotation 1997kinetic
Earliest quotation: 1997, Hollywood Confidential: “Sorry it took so long; it's been kind of…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂- ‘to move, be in motion’
citation, recite, incite, kinase, resuscitate, recitative, kinematics, 13 more
through Ancient Greek κῑνέω ‘to set in motion’
Today it means
adj Relating to motion.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂- / kinetic