Where does “anticyclone” come from?

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

anticyclone (English): a system of winds that spiral out from a centre...

Definitions

  1. a system of winds that spiral out from a centre...

Ancestry of “anticyclone”, 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 “anticyclone”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →