Where does “anticiclónico” come from?

anticiclónico (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese anticiclone, from Portuguese ciclone, from English cyclone, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

anticiclónico (Portuguese): anticyclonic

Definitions

  1. anticyclonic

Ancestry of “anticiclónico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseanticicloneanticyclone
2Portugueseciclonecyclone
3EnglishcycloneA weather phenomenon consisting of a system of...
4Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Ancient Greek κύκλος →