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Where does “dextrocycloversion” come from?

dextrocycloversion (English) comes from English cycloversion, from English cyclo-, 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.

dextrocycloversion (English): A condition in which the top of the eye rotates...

Definitions

  1. A condition in which the top of the eye rotates...

Ancestry of “dextrocycloversion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcycloversionConjugate cyclorotation of the eye
2Englishcyclo-Circle, circular; A cyclic compound; Cyclone
3EnglishcycleAn interval of space or time in which one set of...
4Catalanciclecycle
5Latincyclusa circle; a cycle, recurring period; a branding...
6Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
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