1868, coined from bi- "two" + Gk. kyklos "circle, wheel" (see cycle), on the pattern of tricycle; both the word and the vehicle superseding earlier velocipede. Probably not from Fr., though often said to be. The confusion apparently is because Pierre Lallement, employee of a Fr. carriage works, improved Macmillan's 1839 pedal velocipede in 1865 and took the invention to America. See also penny-farthing.

"That ne plus ultra of snobbishness -- bicyclism." [1876]

(often abbreviated to bike baik, cycle ˈsaikl) a pedal-driven vehicle with two wheels and a seat

Arabic: دَرّاجَةٌ هَوائيّه Chinese (Simplified): 自行车 Chinese (Traditional): 自行車 Czech: jízdní kolo Danish: cykel Dutch: fiets Estonian: jalgratas Finnish: polkupyörä French: bicyclette German: das Fahrrad Greek: ποδήλατο Hungarian: kerékpár Icelandic: reiðhjól Indonesian: sepeda Italian: bicicletta	Japanese: 自転車 Korean: 자전거 Latvian: divritenis, velosipēds Lithuanian: dviratis Norwegian: sykkel Polish: rower Portuguese (Brazil): bicicleta Portuguese (Portugal): bicicleta Romanian: bicicletă Russian: велосипед Slovak: bicykel Slovenian: kolo Spanish: bicicleta Swedish: cykel Turkish: bisiklet

(usually abbreviated to ˈcycle) to ride a bicycle
Example: He bicycled slowly up the hill.

Arabic: يَرْكَبُ درّاجة هوائيّه Chinese (Simplified): 骑自行车 Chinese (Traditional): 騎自行車 Czech: jet na kole Danish: cykle Dutch: fietsen Estonian: jalgrattaga sõitma Finnish: pyöräillä French: aller à bicyclette German: radeln Greek: κάνω ποδήλατο Hungarian: kerékpározik Icelandic: hjóla Indonesian: bersepeda Italian: andare in bicicletta*

Japanese: 自転車に乗る Korean: 자전거를 타다 Latvian: braukt ar divriteni, *velosipēdu Lithuanian: važiuoti dviračiu Norwegian: sykle Polish: jechać rowerem Portuguese (Brazil): andar de bicicleta Portuguese (Portugal): andar de bicicleta Romanian: a mer­ge cu bicicleta Russian: ездить на велосипеде Slovak: ísť na bicykli Slovenian: kolesariti Spanish: ir, *montar en bicicleta Swedish: cykla Turkish: bisiklete binmek, bisikletle gitmek