Ainetic
/eɪˈnɛtɪk/noun
Not involving or producing motion.
Did you know?Ainetic is built from the same Greek motion-root found in kinēsis, the source of words such as cinema and telekinesis.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kʷey-
“To set in motion or move”
Ancient Greek
Greek
kinein
“To move”
Ancient Greek
Greek
kinētikos
“เกี่ยว to movement or capable of moving”
19th Century
English
kinetic
“Relating to motion or movement”
19th–20th Century
English
ainetic
“Without motion; non-kinetic”
Modern English
English
ainetic
“Not involving or producing motion”
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