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Where does “ciclón” come from?

ciclón (Spanish) comes from Ancient Greek κυκλῶν, from Ancient Greek κυκλόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

ciclón (Spanish): cyclone

Definitions

  1. cyclone

Ancestry of “ciclón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκυκλῶνpresent active participle of κυκλόω; moving in a...
2Ancient Greekκυκλόωto encircle, surround; to go round; to form a...
3Ancient Greek-όωAdded to a noun or adjective to make a verb with...
4Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “ciclón”

  • aciclonado
  • anticiclón
  • ciclónico
  • anticiclónico
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