Where does “sykkeltur” come from?
sykkeltur (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sykkel, from English cycle, from Catalan cicle, from Latin cyclus, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
sykkeltur (Norwegian Bokmål): a bike ride journey on a bicycle, sometimes for pleasure
Definitions
- a bike ride journey on a bicycle, sometimes for pleasure
Ancestry of “sykkeltur”, step by step
sykkeltur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål sykkel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sykkel | bicycle, cycle; motorcycle |
| 2 | English | cycle | An interval of space or time in which one set of... |
| 3 | Catalan | cicle | cycle |
| 4 | Latin | cyclus | a circle; a cycle, recurring period; a branding... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κύκλος | circle, ring; Any circular object, such as a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Norwegian Bokmål tur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tur | a walk; a trip, journey; a tour |
| 2 | French | tour | tower; rook; apartment building |
| 3 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |