Where does “anticyclique” come from?
anticyclique (French) comes from French cyclique, from Latin cyclicus, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
anticyclique (French): anticyclic
Ancestry of “anticyclique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | cyclique | cyclic, cyclical |
| 2 | Latin | cyclicus | — |
| 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 |