English

endocycle

From endo- + cycle.

Formed from endo- + cycle

Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm ‘inside’

Proto-Hellenic *éndon

Ancient Greek ἔνδον ‘inner’

English endo-

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

noun A cycle of cell replication involving endoduplication.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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