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Where does “sykle” come from?

sykle (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.

sykle (Norwegian Bokmål): to ride a bicycle; to cycle; to transport on a...

Definitions

  1. to ride a bicycle; to cycle; to transport on a...

Ancestry of “sykle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsykkelbicycle, cycle; motorcycle
2EnglishcycleAn interval of space or time in which one set of...
3Catalanciclecycle
4Latincyclusa circle; a cycle, recurring period; a branding...
5Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “sykle”

  • sykling
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