Where does “cycloheptatriène” come from?

cycloheptatriène (French) comes from French cyclo-, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

cycloheptatriène (French): cycloheptatriene

Definitions

  1. cycloheptatriene

Ancestry of “cycloheptatriène”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcyclo-cyclo
2Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →