Coined by Bastian from Greek kinēsis 'movement' + aisthēsis 'sensation,' for the body's internal sense of its own position and motion.
The awareness of the position and movement of the parts of the body by means of sensory organs in the muscles and joints.
Coined by Henry Charlton Bastian in 1880 from Greek kinēsis 'movement' + aisthēsis 'sensation, perception.' Bastian introduced it to describe the internal sense that tells you where your limbs are without looking—what today we also call proprioception. Key roots: *ḱey- (Proto-Indo-European: "to set in motion"), *h₂ew-is- (Proto-Indo-European: "to