Where does “cilindru” come from?

cilindru (Romanian) comes from French cylindre, from Middle French chilindre, from Latin cylindrus, from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος, from Ancient Greek κυλίνδω — I roll, turn over.

cilindru (Romanian): cylinder

Definitions

  1. cylinder

Ancestry of “cilindru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcylindrecylinder; first-person singular present...
2Middle Frenchchilindrecylinder
3Latincylindruscylinder; a roller; a cylindrical stone for...
4Ancient Greekκύλινδροςround stone, tumbler, marble; roller, cylinder;...
5Ancient GreekκυλίνδωI roll, turn over

Words derived from “cilindru”

Every word from Ancient Greek κυλίνδω →Every word from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος →Every word from Latin cylindrus →