Where does “anticycling” come from?
anticycling (English) comes from English cycling, from English cycle, from Catalan cicle, from Latin cyclus, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
anticycling (English): Opposed to cycling or cyclists; That counters a...
Definitions
- Opposed to cycling or cyclists; That counters a...
Ancestry of “anticycling”, step by step
anticycling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cycling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cycling | present participle of cycle; The sport of riding... |
| 2 | English | cycle | An interval of space or time in which one set of... |
| 3 | Catalan | cicle | cycle |
| 4 | Latin | cyclus | a circle; a cycle, recurring period; a branding... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κύκλος | circle, ring; Any circular object, such as a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |