Etymology

cyclize

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Today it means: To undergo, or cause to undergo, a reaction resulting in the formation of an aromatic or ring structure. Full definition →

English cycle ← Middle English cicle ← Late Latin cyclus
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
  5. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  6. Late Latincyclus
  7. Middle Englishcicle
  8. Englishcycle
  9. English todaycyclize

From cycle + -ize.

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