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Where does “procyclique” come from?

procyclique (French) comes from French cyclique, from Latin cyclicus, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

procyclique (French): procyclic, procyclical

Definitions

  1. procyclic, procyclical

Ancestry of “procyclique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcycliquecyclic, cyclical
2Latincyclicus—
3Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
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