Etymology

cyclonic

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or resembling a cyclone. Full definition →

English cyclone ← Ancient Greek κυκλόω (kuklóō)der.? ← Proto-Hellenic *kúklos
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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)der.?
  6. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  7. Ancient Greekκυκλόω (kuklóō)der.?
  8. Englishcyclone
  9. English todaycyclonic

From cyclone + -ic.

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