Etymology

polycyclic

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Today it means: Involving more than one cycle. Full definition →

English cyclic ← Classical Latin cyclicus ← French cyclique
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
  8. Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
  9. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  10. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  11. Classical Latincyclicu
  12. Middle Frenchcyclique
  13. Frenchcyclique
  14. Classical Latincyclicus
  15. Englishcyclic
  16. English todaypolycyclic

From poly- + cyclic.

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