| 【cycl-】 is word-forming element usually meaning "circle" from Greek "kyklos, kuklos, kyklon, kuklikos" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "cycl-"]
bicycle ***[2651] A bicycle is a vehicle with two wheels which you ride by sitting on it and pushing two pedals with your feet. You steer it by turning a bar that is connected to the front wheel.
bike ****[1310] A bike is a bicycle or a motorcycle.
cycle ****[1287] A cycle is a bicycle.
cycling **[4067] cycle + ing
cyclist ☆[4888] A cyclist is someone who rides a bicycle, or is riding a bicycle.
cyclone ☆[4697] A cyclone is a violent tropical storm in which the air goes round and round.
[WORD ROOT]root cycle
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] cycle, cyclon, cyclone, ke
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) kyklos, kuklos, kyklon, kuklikos
[MEANING]root circle
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Greek】 kuklos wheel
- 【Greek】 kuklikos
- 【Greek】 kyklos circle, wheel, any circular body; circular motion, cycle of events
- 【Greek】 kyklon [present participle of kykloun] moving in a circle, whirling around
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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bicycle ★★★[2651] noun from bicycle 〈 cycl
【DEFINITION】 A bicycle is a vehicle with two wheels which you ride by sitting on it and pushing two pedals with your feet. You steer it by turning a bar that is connected to the front wheel.
【pl.】 bicycles
【 ABBR ☞ bike
ABBR ☞ bike】
【ROOTs】 ⑴ bi; two, twice ⑵ cycle; circle
【Etymology】 《Latin bi》 twice
【First Known Meaning】 two + circle, wheel
【DERIVATIVEs】 bicycler, bicyclist, bicycle
bike ★★★★[1310] noun from bicycle 〈 cycl
【DEFINITION】 A bike is a bicycle or a motorcycle.
【 Full ☞ bicycle】
【ROOTs】 ⑴ bi; two, twice ⑵ ke(cycle); circle
【Etymology】 《English bicycle》 [from bi-("two")+a Latinized form of Greek kyklos("circle, wheel")]
【DERIVATIVEs】 bike, biker
cycle ★★★★[1287] noun from cycle 〈 cycl
【DEFINITION】 A cycle is a bicycle.
【pl.】 cycles
【ROOTs】 cycle; circle
【Etymology】 《Greek kyklos》 circle, wheel, any circular body; circular motion, cycle of events
【First Known Meaning】 perpetual circulating period of time, on the completion of which certain phenomena return in the same order
【DERIVATIVEs】 cyclic, cyclically, cyclicly, cycling, cycle
cycling ★★[4067] noun from cycle 〈 cycl
【DEFINITION】 cycle + ing
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【COMPOSITION】 cycle + ing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cycl(cycle); circle ⑵ ing; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek kyklos》 circle, wheel, any circular body; circular motion, cycle of events
【DERIVATIVEs】 cyclic, cycling, cycle
cyclist ☆[4888] noun from cycle 〈 cycl
【DEFINITION】 A cyclist is someone who rides a bicycle, or is riding a bicycle.
【pl.】 cyclists
【COMPOSITION】 cycle + ist
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cycl(cycle); circle ⑵ ist; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek kyklos》 circle, wheel, any circular body; circular motion, cycle of events
cyclone ☆[4697] noun from cyclone 〈 cycl
【DEFINITION】 A cyclone is a violent tropical storm in which the air goes round and round.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cycl(cycle); circle ⑵ one(on); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek kyklon》 [present participle of kykloun] moving in a circle, whirling around
【First Known Meaning】 extensive storm characterized by the revolution of air around a calm center in which the wind blows spirally around the center,
【DERIVATIVEs】 cyclonal, cyclonic, cyclonical, cyclonically, cyclone
Other words containing "cycl-"; acyclic, anticyclone, anticyclonic, bicycler, bicyclist, cycl, cyclic, cyclically, cyclicly, cyclide, cycloid, cyclops, cyclosis, cyclotomic, dicyclic, downcycling, eccyclema, epicycle, epicycloid, hemicycle, hemicyclium, heterocyclic, homocyclic, hypercycle, hypocycloid, isocyclic, mesocyclone, monocyclic, motorbike, polycyclic, pseudocyclosis, recycle, recycling, tetracyclic, tricycle, tricyclic, unicycle
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
custom
curr
cur
col-, cult-
cruise
crit-, crisi
cresc
cred
cre-
cracy-
