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Cyclone

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means a large-scale rotating storm system, especially in the Indian Ocean region
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Stage 1 of 2
kyklon
Greek · ancient
"circling, moving in a circle"
circling, moving in a circle, from kyklos (circle)
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Stage 2 of 2
cyclone
English · 1848
"a rotating storm system"
coined by a British meteorologist for a rotating tropical storm system
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