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Where does “мотоциклист” come from?

мотоциклист (Russian) comes from Russian мотоци́кл, from French motocycle — motorcycle.

мотоциклист (Russian): motorcyclist

Definitions

  1. motorcyclist

Ancestry of “мотоциклист”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмотоци́кл—
2Frenchmotocyclemotorcycle
Every word from French motocycle →