Where does “motorcykel” come from?

motorcykel (Swedish) comes from Swedish motor, from Latin motor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

motorcykel (Swedish): a motorcycle

Definitions

  1. a motorcycle

Ancestry of “motorcykel”, step by step

motorcykel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish motor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmotorengine, motor
2Latinmotormover; that which moves something; first-person...
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

via Swedish cykel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishcykela bicycle, a bike; a cycle, a period
2Latincyclusa circle; a cycle, recurring period; a branding...
3Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “motorcykel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →Every word from Latin -tor →Every word from Latin motor →