Where does “anacyclic” come from?

anacyclic (English) comes from French anacyclique, from French cyclique, from Latin cyclicus, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

anacyclic (English): palindromic

Definitions

  1. palindromic

Ancestry of “anacyclic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchanacycliqueanacyclic
2Frenchcycliquecyclic, cyclical
3Latincyclicusof a cycle (of epic poems), cyclic
4Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Ancient Greek κύκλος →