Where does “hexacycle” come from?

hexacycle (English) comes 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.

hexacycle (English): Any hexacyclic compound

Definitions

  1. Any hexacyclic compound

Ancestry of “hexacycle”, step by step

hexacycle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cycle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcycleAn interval of space or time in which one set of...
2Catalanciclecycle
3Latincyclusa circle; a cycle, recurring period; a branding...
4Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via English hexa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhexa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlosEvery word from Ancient Greek κύκλος