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Where does “cylindre” come from?

cylindre (French) comes from Middle French chilindre, from Latin cylindrus, from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος, from Ancient Greek κυλίνδω — I roll, turn over.

cylindre (French): cylinder; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. cylinder; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “cylindre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchchilindrecylinder
2Latincylindruscylinder; a roller; a cylindrical stone for...
3Ancient Greekκύλινδροςround stone, tumbler, marble; roller, cylinder;...
4Ancient GreekκυλίνδωI roll, turn over

Words derived from “cylindre”

  • cylindriquement
  • cylindracé
  • cylindrique
  • polycylindrique
  • monocylindre
  • cylindroïde
  • cylindrée
  • cilindercoördinaten
  • driecilinder
  • cilinder
  • xi-lanh
  • سیلندر
Every word from Ancient Greek κυλίνδω →