Translation
bicycle
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Word origin
An international word from French bicyclette and English bicycle, coined from Latin bi- (two) and Greek kyklos (wheel, circle): a two-wheeler by its very name.
- Origin
- international
- Root
- bi- + kyklos
- English cognates
- bicycle, cycle
Examples
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He rides to work by bicycle.
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My son received a new bicycle.
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She left her bicycle by the door.
You go somewhere per , with per because the bicycle is your instrument, and the verb exists for when cycling itself is the point. A is one member of the family, the vehicles, alongside cars and carts. Esperantists are disproportionately fond of them: BEMI, the Esperantist cycling league, has been touring on since the 1980s.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 12, lesson 4: biciklo, fiŝo, diskuti and 5 more words.