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Where does “motorsyklist” come from?

motorsyklist (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk syklist, from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

motorsyklist (Norwegian Nynorsk): a motorcyclist

Definitions

  1. a motorcyclist

Ancestry of “motorsyklist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksyklista cyclist
2Norwegian Nynorsksykkela bicycle or cycle
3EnglishcycleAn interval of space or time in which one set of...
4Catalanciclecycle
5Latincyclusa circle; a cycle, recurring period; a branding...
6Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
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