Etymology of the English word bicycle
the English word
bicyclederived from the English word
bi-derived from the Latin word
bi-derived from the Latin word
bis (two)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dwo-derived from the Old Latin word
duisderived from the Latin word
sDate
The earliest known usage of bicycle in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
minicycle,
bike,
motorcycleCognates
Spanish
bicicletaUsage
Word found in Modern English
