Etymology

cyclolignane

C3Y4C3L1O1L1I1G2N1A1N1E1

Today it means: Any lignane having an additional ring. Full definition →

English lignane ← Classical Latin cyclicus ← French cyclique
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The story

  1. Late Latincyclus
  2. Middle Englishcicle
  3. Englishcycle
  4. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  5. Classical Latincyclicu
  6. Middle Frenchcyclique
  7. Frenchcyclique
  8. Classical Latincyclicus
  9. Englishcyclic
  10. Englishcyclo-
  11. Englishlignane
  12. English todaycyclolignane

From cyclo- + lignane.

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