Etymology of the English word motorcycle
the English word
motorcyclederived from 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
sderived from the English word
cyclederived from the Late Latin word
cyclus (cycle; circle)
derived from the Greek word
kuklos, κύκλος
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷel-derived from the English word
motorderived from the Latin word
motor (mover)
derived from the Latin word
motus (movement, motion; riot)
derived from the Latin word
movere (move, stir, agitate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*meuə-Derivations in English
cyclecarUsage
Word found in Modern English
