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Etymology of the English word epicycloid

the English word epicycloid

derived from the English word epicycle

derived from the Late Latin word epicyclus (epicycle; small circle centered on perimeter of larger circle)

derived from the Greek word epikuklos, ἐπίκυκλος

derived from the Greek word kuklos, κύκλος

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

using the Greek prefix epi-, ἐπι-

derived from the Byzantine Greek word epi, ἐπί (upon; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case); over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.)

using the English suffix -oid

derived from the Latin suffix -oides

derived from the Greek word eidos, εἶδος (form, likeness, appearance, resemblance; a view; form )

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

derived from the Greek suffix -oeides, -οειδής

derived from the Greek word eidos, εἶδος (form, likeness, appearance, resemblance; a view; form )

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

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