Where does “κυλινδρόμυλος” come from?

κυλινδρόμυλος (Greek) comes from Greek κύλινδρος, from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος, from Ancient Greek κυλίνδω — I roll, turn over.

κυλινδρόμυλος (Greek): roller mill

Definitions

  1. roller mill

Ancestry of “κυλινδρόμυλος”, step by step

κυλινδρόμυλος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek κύλινδρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκύλινδροςcylinder
2Ancient Greekκύλινδροςround stone, tumbler, marble; roller, cylinder;...
3Ancient GreekκυλίνδωI roll, turn over

via Greek μύλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμύλοςmill; the cylinder of a revolver
2Ancient Greekμύληmill, hand-mill; nether millstone; knee-pan
3Proto-Hellenic*mólā
Every word from Ancient Greek κυλίνδωEvery word from Ancient Greek κύλινδροςEvery word from Greek κύλινδρος