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Where does “triciclo” come from?

triciclo (Italian) comes from Italian -ciclo, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

triciclo (Italian): tricycle

Definitions

  1. tricycle

Ancestry of “triciclo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-ciclo—
2Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →