Etymology

multicyclic

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Today it means: Having several cycles. Full definition →

English cyclic ← Classical Latin cyclicus ← French cyclique
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  7. Classical Latincyclicu
  8. Middle Frenchcyclique
  9. Frenchcyclique
  10. Classical Latincyclicus
  11. Englishcyclic
  12. English todaymulticyclic

From multi- + cyclic.

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