The Greek word "kuklos" means circle or wheel.
The Greek root of "circle" is "kuklos," which means a circular shape or round object.
kyklos (the ancient Greek word for circle) referred to an amphitheater.
English is 'around' and in Greek it is peri, as in the word 'perimeter'.
Deciding to name their club with the Greek word 'kuklos', the root of English words 'cycle' and 'circle', and 'clan' because it alliterates, The founders of KKK were educated and knew Greek. They decided to name their society after the Greek word 'kuklos', where modern English words 'cycle', 'circle', etc. were derived from.
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The Greek root of the word "cycle" is "kyklos," which means "circle" or "ring."
Circle comes from the Latin, circulus which referred to the circus circle {ring}. It is akin to the Greek, Krikos {ring}.
κύκλος (kyklos) - pronounced kiklo
The group adopted the name Ku Klux Klan from the Greek word "kyklos" meaning circle, and the English word clan.
The ancient Greeks, the word derives from a Greek word meaning 'diagonal of a circle'
The Galaxy, or Milky Way, is from the the Greek word for milk. The word galaxy is Greek and means 'milky circle' aka Milky Way.