Etymology

kinesia

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Ancient Greek κίνησις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκίνησις“motion”
  2. English todaykinesia

From Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis, “motion”) + -ia. Compare kinesis.

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