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Where does “semicyclic” come from?

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

semicyclic (English): Describing a polygon that is inscribed within a...

Definitions

  1. Describing a polygon that is inscribed within a...

Ancestry of “semicyclic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcyclicCharacterized by, or moving in cycles, or...
2Frenchcycliquecyclic, cyclical
3Latincyclicus—
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- →