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