Where does “tricycle” come from?

Tricycle comes from French tricycle, formed from the French prefix tri- meaning "three" and Late Latin cyclus from Ancient Greek κύκλος meaning "circle" or "wheel," ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos.

tricycle (English): A cycle with three wheels, powered by pedals and...

Definitions

  1. A cycle with three wheels, powered by pedals and...

Ancestry of “tricycle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtricycletricycle
2Frenchtri-tri
3Latintri-three, tri-
4Latintrēsthree; 3
5Proto-Italictrēsthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “tricycle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Italic trēs →Every word from Latin trēs →