Where does “cilinder” come from?

cilinder (Dutch) comes from French cylindre, from Middle French chilindre, from Latin cylindrus, from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος, from Ancient Greek κυλίνδω — I roll, turn over.

cilinder (Dutch): cylinder; certain objects of cylindrical shape,...

Definitions

  1. cylinder; certain objects of cylindrical shape,...

Ancestry of “cilinder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcylindrecylinder; first-person singular present...
2Middle Frenchchilindrecylinder
3Latincylindruscylinder; a roller; a cylindrical stone for...
4Ancient Greekκύλινδροςround stone, tumbler, marble; roller, cylinder;...
5Ancient GreekκυλίνδωI roll, turn over

Words derived from “cilinder

Every word from Ancient Greek κυλίνδω