Etymology

concyclic

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Today it means: Lying on a common circle. Full definition →

English cyclic ← Classical Latin cyclicus ← French cyclique
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The story

  1. Old Frenchcon-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  4. Proto-Italic*kom
  5. Proto-Italic*kom-
  6. Latincon-
  7. Middle Englishcon-
  8. Englishcon-
  9. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  10. Classical Latincyclicu
  11. Middle Frenchcyclique
  12. Frenchcyclique
  13. Classical Latincyclicus
  14. Englishcyclic
  15. English todayconcyclic

From con- + cyclic.

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