Etymology

endocyclic

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Today it means: Within a cycle or ring Full definition →

English cyclic ← Classical Latin cyclicus ← French cyclique
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥dóm
  2. Proto-Hellenic*éndon
  3. Ancient Greekἔνδον (éndon)
  4. Englishendo-
  5. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  6. Classical Latincyclicu
  7. Middle Frenchcyclique
  8. Frenchcyclique
  9. Classical Latincyclicus
  10. Englishcyclic
  11. English todayendocyclic

From endo- + cyclic.

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