Where does “cylinder” come from?
cylinder (Polish) comes from German Zylinder, from Latin cylindrus, from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος, from Ancient Greek κυλίνδω — I roll, turn over.
cylinder (Polish): top hat, high hat, cylinder hat, topper
Definitions
- top hat, high hat, cylinder hat, topper
Ancestry of “cylinder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Zylinder | cylinder; top hat |
| 2 | Latin | cylindrus | cylinder; a roller; a cylindrical stone for... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κύλινδρος | round stone, tumbler, marble; roller, cylinder;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κυλίνδω | I roll, turn over |
Words derived from “cylinder”