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Where does “monociclo” come from?

monociclo (Spanish) comes from French monocycle, from French cycle, from Latin cyclus, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

monociclo (Spanish): unicycle

Definitions

  1. unicycle

Ancestry of “monociclo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmonocycleunicycle
2Frenchcyclecycle; middle school, junior high school
3Latincyclusa circle; a cycle, recurring period; a branding...
4Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
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