Etymology of the English word cyclone
the English word
cyclonederived from the Greek word
kuklon, κυκλῶν
derived from the Greek word
kukloun, κυκλοῦν
derived from the Greek word
kuklos, κύκλος
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷel-derived from the Greek word
kuklomaderived from the Greek word
kuklos, κύκλος
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷel-Date
The earliest known usage of cyclone in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
anticyclone,
cyclogenesis,
cyclolysis,
cyclonicDerivations in other languages
French
cyclone, Italian
cicloneUsage
Word found in Modern English
