Etymology

anticyclonic

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Today it means: Of, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone. Full definition →

English cyclonic ← Ancient Greek κυκλόω (kuklóō)der.? ← Proto-Hellenic *kúklos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
  9. Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
  10. Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
  11. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)der.?
  12. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  13. Ancient Greekκυκλόω (kuklóō)der.?
  14. Englishcyclone
  15. Englishcyclonic
  16. English todayanticyclonic

From anti- + cyclonic.

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