Where does “ciclohexanol” come from?

ciclohexanol (Romanian) comes from English cyclohexanol, from English cyclohexane, from English cyclo-, from English cycle, from Catalan cicle, from Latin cyclus, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos — to turn.

ciclohexanol (Romanian): cyclohexanol

Definitions

  1. cyclohexanol

Ancestry of “ciclohexanol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcyclohexanolThe alicyclic alcohol derived from cyclohexane by...
2EnglishcyclohexaneAn alicyclic hydrocarbon, CH, consisting of a...
3Englishcyclo-Circle, circular; A cyclic compound; Cyclone
4EnglishcycleAn interval of space or time in which one set of...
5Catalanciclecycle
6Latincyclusa circle; a cycle, recurring period; a branding...
7Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-