Where does “cycloon” come from?

cycloon (Dutch) comes from English cyclone, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

cycloon (Dutch): cyclone, a storm type with a rotating system of winds

Definitions

  1. cyclone, a storm type with a rotating system of winds

Ancestry of “cycloon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcycloneA weather phenomenon consisting of a system of...
2Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “cycloon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →