cyclo-

UK/sʌɪ.klə(ʊ)/US/saɪ.kloʊ/US/saɪ.klə/

prefix

Circle, circular.

“cyclohexane”

OriginEnglish cyclic ← Classical Latin cyclicus ← French cyclique →
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Meanings

prefix

alternative cycl-

  1. Circle, circular.

    cyclorama, cyclometer

  2. chemistryA cyclic compound.

    cyclohexane

  3. climatologyCyclone.
  4. anatomyCiliary body.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
  5. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  6. Late Latincyclus
  7. Middle Englishcicle
  8. Englishcycle
  9. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  10. Ancient Greekκυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)
  11. Classical Latincyclicu
  12. Middle Frenchcyclique
  13. Frenchcyclique
  14. Classical Latincyclicus
  15. Englishcyclic
  16. Englishcyclo-

From cycle, cyclic.

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Translations

Catalan ciclo-
  • ciclo-circle
Finnish syklo-
  • syklo-circle
French cyclo-
  • cyclo-circle
German zyklo-, zyklo-
  • zyklo-circle
  • zyklo-cyclic compound
Hungarian ciklo-
  • ciklo-circle
Italian ciclo-
  • ciclo-circle
Portuguese ciclo-, ciclo-
  • ciclo-circle
  • ciclo-cyclic compound
Spanish ciclo-
  • ciclo-circle
Swedish cyklo-
  • cyklo-circle
Cite this entry
APA

cyclo-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclo-

MLA

“cyclo-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclo-. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyclo-,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclo-.

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