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kinesi-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ki-ne-si-
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

movement, especially the movement of human body parts.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-der. Ancient Greek κῑνέω (kīnéō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek κῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs) English kinesi- From Ancient Greek κῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs, “movement, motion”).

Inflected Forms

kinesio- (alternative)

Phrases

-kine -kinesis

Frequently Paired Words

-kine kinematic kinesis -kinesis kinetic kinesthesia

Synonyms

kineto- kine-

Questions

What does kinesi- mean?
movement, especially the movement of human body parts.
Where does kinesi- come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-der. Ancient Greek κῑνέω (kīnéō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek κῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs) English kinesi- From Ancient Greek κῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs, “movement, motion”).

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