Etymology

-kinesia

Today it means: Forms words related to body movement, often pathological, sometimes synonymous to words ending in -kinesis. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κίνησις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκίνησις“motion”
  2. English today-kinesia

From Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis, “motion”). Compare kinesia (sense 2).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκίνησις all →

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