Where does “سیلندر” come from?
سیلندر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from French cylindre, from Middle French chilindre, from Latin cylindrus, from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος, from Ancient Greek κυλίνδω — I roll, turn over.
سیلندر (Ottoman Turkish): cylinder
Ancestry of “سیلندر”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | cylindre | cylinder; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Middle French | chilindre | cylinder |
| 3 | Latin | cylindrus | cylinder; a roller; a cylindrical stone for... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κύλινδρος | round stone, tumbler, marble; roller, cylinder;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κυλίνδω | I roll, turn over |