Where does “cyclone” come from?
cyclone (French) comes from Ancient Greek κυκλῶν, from Ancient Greek κυκλόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
cyclone (French): cyclone (rotating system of winds)
Definitions
- cyclone (rotating system of winds)
Ancestry of “cyclone”, step by step
cyclone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek κυκλῶν
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | κυκλῶν | present active participle of κυκλόω; moving in a... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κυκλόω | to encircle, surround; to go round; to form a... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English cyclone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cyclone | A weather phenomenon consisting of a system of... |