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Vinony

kinesis

noun

  1. movement of an organism
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kɪˈniːsɪs/

noun

Etymology: 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 κίνησις (kínēsis)bor. English kinesis Borrowed from Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis, “motion, movement”).

  1. The movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus.
  2. Any energy that creates/controls movement.
  3. The force driving life forward.