Etymology

procyclical

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Today it means: Moving in the same direction as the overall state of an economy Full definition →

English cyclical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Classical Latin cyclicus
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  1. Englishpro-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
  5. Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
  6. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  7. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  8. Classical Latincyclicu
  9. Middle Frenchcyclique
  10. Frenchcyclique
  11. Classical Latincyclicus
  12. Englishcyclic
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Englishcyclical
  16. English todayprocyclical

From pro- + cyclical.

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