English

recycle

From re- + cycle.

A compound of re- + cycle

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

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 break down and reuse component materials.

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