English

handcycle

From hand + cycle.

A compound of hand + cycle

Proto-Germanic *handuz

Proto-West Germanic *handu

Old English hand

Middle English hond

English hand

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 land vehicle resembling a bicycle or tricycle but powered by the arms rather than the legs.

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

Etymograph / handcycle