Etymology of the English word akinesia
the English word
akinesiaderived from the Greek word
akinesia, ἀκινησία
derived from the Greek word
kinesis, κίνησις (movement; a stirring)
derived from the Greek word
kineinderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kei-using the Greek prefix
a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
