Etymology of the English word velodrome
the English word
velodromederived from the French word
vélodromeusing the French suffix
-dromederived from the Byzantine Greek word
dromos, δρόμος (a race; career)
derived from the French word
véloderived from the French word
velodromeusing the French prefix
velo-using the French suffix
-dromederived from the Byzantine Greek word
dromos, δρόμος (a race; career)
Date
The earliest known usage of velodrome in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
