myEtymology.com: English etymology of cyclamen

Etymology of the English word cyclamen

the English word cyclamen

derived from the Medieval Latin word cyclamen

derived from the Latin word cyclaminos (plant cycamen, sowbread)

derived from the Greek word kuklaminos

derived from the Greek word kuklos, κύκλος

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷel-

derived from the New Latin word Cyclamen

derived from the Latin word cyclaminos (plant cycamen, sowbread)

derived from the Greek word kuklaminos

derived from the Greek word kuklos, κύκλος

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷel-

The earliest known usage of cyclamen in English dates from the 16th century.

Word found in Modern English