English
cyclize
From cycle + -ize.
A compound of cycle + -ize
Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- ‘to turn’
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Proto-Hellenic *kúklos ‘circle, wheel’
Ancient Greek κύκλος ‘circle, ring’
Late Latin cyclus
Middle English cicle ‘fixed length period of years’
English cycle
Today it means
verb To undergo, or cause to undergo, a reaction resulting in the formation of an aromatic or ring structure.
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Etymograph / cyclize