Where does “sincrociclotron” come from?
sincrociclotron (Romanian) comes from English synchrocyclotron, from English cyclotron, from English cyclo-, from English cycle, from Catalan cicle, from Latin cyclus, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos — to turn.
sincrociclotron (Romanian): synchrocyclotron
Definitions
- synchrocyclotron
Ancestry of “sincrociclotron”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | synchrocyclotron | A particle accelerator like a cyclotron, but... |
| 2 | English | cyclotron | An early particle accelerator in which charged... |
| 3 | English | cyclo- | Circle, circular; A cyclic compound; Cyclone |
| 4 | English | cycle | An interval of space or time in which one set of... |
| 5 | Catalan | cicle | cycle |
| 6 | Latin | cyclus | a circle; a cycle, recurring period; a branding... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κύκλος | circle, ring; Any circular object, such as a... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |