Where does “policiclic” come from?

policiclic (Romanian) comes from French polycyclique, from French poly-, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

policiclic (Romanian): polycyclic

Definitions

  1. polycyclic

Ancestry of “policiclic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpolycycliquepolycyclic
2Frenchpoly-poly- (many)
3Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
4Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
5Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
6Proto-Hellenic*péryō
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *péryō