English
supercycle
From super- + cycle.
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 regular cycle of superoutbursts.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “supercycle”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / supercycle