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movement, especially the movement of human body parts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Synonyms: kineto-, kine-
Antonyms: none provided
History
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”).
