cycloaddition

See also: Cycloaddition

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup.

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos

Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos

Proto-Hellenic *kúklos

Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos)der.

Late Latin cyclusbor.

Middle English cicle

English cycle

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Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Hellenic *-kos

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)

Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor.

Classical Latin cyclicuslbor.

Middle French cyclique

French cycliquebor.

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Classical Latin cyclicusbor.

English cyclic

English cyclo-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Proto-Italic *ad-

Latin ad-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tder.

Proto-Italic *-ðō

Latin -dō

Latin addō

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin additiōder.

Old French aditionder.

Middle English addicioun

English addition

English cycloaddition

From cyclo- + addition.

Noun

cycloaddition (countable and uncountable, plural cycloadditions)

1. (organic chemistry) An addition reaction that leads to the formation of a cyclic product.

Derived terms

• photocycloaddition