Where does “κύκλος” come from?
κύκλος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
κύκλος (Greek): circle; period, cycle; series, cycle
Definitions
- circle; period, cycle; series, cycle
Ancestry of “κύκλος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | κύκλος | circle, ring; Any circular object, such as a... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
Words derived from “κύκλος”