Where does “cicloalcan” come from?
cicloalcan (Romanian) comes from French cycloalcane, from French cyclo-, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
cicloalcan (Romanian): cycloalkane
Definitions
- cycloalkane
Ancestry of “cicloalcan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cycloalcane | cycloalkane |
| 2 | French | cyclo- | cyclo |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κύκλος | circle, ring; Any circular object, such as a... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |