English word cycle comes from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-, and later Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos (Circle. Wheel.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *kʷel- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *kʷékʷlos | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | Circle. Wheel. |
| κύκλος | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| cyclus | Late Latin (LL) | |
| cycle | English (en) | (electronics) To turn power off and back on. (ice hockey) To maintain a team's possession of the puck in the offensive zone by handling and passing the puck in a loop from the boards near the goal up the side boards and passing to back to the boards near the goal. To go through a cycle or to put through a cycle.. To ride a bicycle or other cycle. (baseball) A single, a double, a triple, and [...] |