English

hovercycle

From hover + cycle.

A compound of hover + cycle

Middle English hoveren ‘to float in the air, hover’

English hover

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 bicycle capable of levitation.

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

Etymograph / hovercycle