Where does “anticiclon” come from?
anticiclon (Romanian) comes from French anticyclone, from English anticyclone, from English cyclone, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
anticiclon (Romanian): anticyclone
Definitions
- anticyclone
Ancestry of “anticiclon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | anticyclone | a high pressure zone, an anticyclone |
| 2 | English | anticyclone | a system of winds that spiral out from a centre... |
| 3 | English | cyclone | A weather phenomenon consisting of a system of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κύκλος | circle, ring; Any circular object, such as a... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |