Etymology

homocyclic

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Today it means: describing a cyclic system in which all the atoms of the ring are of the same element Full definition →

English cyclic ← Classical Latin cyclicus ← French cyclique
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*homós
  4. Ancient Greekὁμός (homós)
  5. Englishhomo-
  6. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  7. Classical Latincyclicu
  8. Middle Frenchcyclique
  9. Frenchcyclique
  10. Classical Latincyclicus
  11. Englishcyclic
  12. English todayhomocyclic

From homo- + cyclic.

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