Where does “ciclon” come from?
ciclon (Romanian) comes from French cyclone, from Ancient Greek κυκλῶν, from Ancient Greek κυκλόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
ciclon (Romanian): cyclone
Definitions
- cyclone
Ancestry of “ciclon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cyclone | cyclone (rotating system of winds) |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κυκλῶν | present active participle of κυκλόω; moving in a... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κυκλόω | to encircle, surround; to go round; to form a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |