Where does “unuciklo” come from?
unuciklo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto unu, from Esperanto nur, from German nur, from Middle High German nuor, from Old High German niwāri.
unuciklo (Esperanto): unicycle
Ancestry of “unuciklo”, step by step
unuciklo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto unu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | unu | one |
| 2 | Esperanto | nur | only, just |
| 3 | German | nur | only, just, merely, simply; ever; at all;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | nuor | — |
| 5 | Old High German | niwāri | — |
via Esperanto ciklo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ciklo | cycle |
| 2 | Latin | cyclus | a circle; a cycle, recurring period; a branding... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κύκλος | circle, ring; Any circular object, such as a... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |