Kinesis
/kɪˈniːsɪs/noun
Movement or motion, especially as a process or force.
Did you know?Kinesis comes from the same Greek root that gave us cinema, cinch, and cynic — all ultimately tied to the idea of moving, setting, or turning something around.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
κίνησις
“motion, movement”
Late Latin
Latin
kinesis
“movement”
19th Century
English
kinesis
“movement or motion, especially in scientific use”
Modern English
English
kinesis
“movement or motion”