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Up to the First World War....Russia and France had strong political and cultural links...they were allies..the French invested millions of Francs in the Russian economy.....so it is not surprising that a French word...ie velocipede should end up in the russian language verbatim....so yes velocipede may be a Russian word now but its origins are French......moreover 'velo'.....has made its way into the English language.....not just velodrome [cycle track]......but many UK cycle clubs have the term 'velo' in it.......tis still a horrible bike!