Etymology of the English word alicyclic
the English word
alicyclicderived from the English word
aliphaticderived from the Greek word
aleiphar, ἄλειϕαρ
derived from the Greek word
aleiphein, ἀλείφω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leip-derived from the English word
cyclicDate
The earliest known usage of alicyclic in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
